form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
order of chivalry; chivalric order
associate; junior; assistant; runner-up
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
old fox; old-timer; schemer
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
episode; anecdote; vignette
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
actor; actress; player; performer
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
recall; recall factor; recall ratio
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
small part (e.g. in a film); bit part; extra