fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
to overflow from something full
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to become an adult woman; to come of age; to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
sense of loss; feeling of loss
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
what day?; what day of the week?
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to tell someone's fortune; to divine (the future); to predict; to forecast
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances