poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
being good at cooking; good cook
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
curiosity; inquisitiveness
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
scenery; scene; landscape
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
child of mixed parentage; mixed-race child
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
glutton; gormandizer; gormandiser
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK