a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
third-year student; third-year pupil
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
slim; slender; slight; delicate
tartan (i.e. plaid pattern or fabric)
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
discipline; training; teaching manners
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to rock; to shake; to swing
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
being startled; getting a shock
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to open (one's eyes) wide
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
transfer student; student changing schools
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
such; like that; that sort of