quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
results; record; grades; marks
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
possible; likely; probable
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
inside one's heart; in one's mind
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
one's heart rate; pulse rate
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
preference; priority; precedence
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to be possible; to be likely; to be probable
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument