painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
to step firmly; to harden by treading
bodily sensation; sense; experience
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to point down; to look down; to get worse; to begin to fall (e.g. of a price)
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
after a long time; for the first time in a while
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
impulse buying; impulse purchase
solitude; loneliness; isolation
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
much-talked-about; recently popular; in vogue
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange