dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
ill will; malice; evil intent
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
for example; for instance; e.g.
again and again; repeatedly
to happen to hear; to overhear
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
person concerned; interested party; related party
to see through; to see the true nature of something
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
elementary; basic; rudimentary
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
social progress; getting ahead in society; moving up in the world
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
sexual discrimination; sexism