teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
inside; interior; inner part
director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.); superintendent; rector
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
shopping; purchased goods
nonchalantly; without a care
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
deadly serious; deadly earnest
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
to like; to love; to be fond of
failure; mistake; blunder
manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle
to grow up; to become an adult
I don't give a damn; I wouldn't know; that's got nothing to do with me
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)