protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
to be main; to be principal; to be important
being disliked by everyone
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to sweep out; to clean out
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
with a plop; with a plonk; with a plunk; with a flop
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
(tip section of) chicken wing; second segment of chicken wing
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to be true to nature; to be lifelike
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
self-contradiction; paradox; antinomy
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
since then; from that time; ever since
successively; one after another
name one goes by; popular name; house name; name of a street; avenue name
review; reconsideration; revision
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
self-supply; self-sufficiency; producing for oneself; providing for oneself
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
to peel off; to come off; to flake off
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness