with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh; suddenly blushing; in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
at that time; in those days
schoolgirl; female student
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to ask; to enquire; to query
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
side parting; hair parted to one side
unfashionable; unstylish; uncool; unrefined
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to thrust before; to thrust at
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off