to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
instead; but (on the other hand)
since then; from that time; ever since
one's bosom friend; kindred-spirit
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
if you think about it; come to think of it
The Diary of a Young Girl (journals of Anne Frank, published in 1947)
hidden room; secret chamber
to surround; to crowd around
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
swastika (in its clockwise form, esp. as a Nazi symbol)
armband; arm band; brassard
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
all you want; as much as one wants
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
accomplishment; execution
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with