(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
on time; on schedule; punctually
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
half-crying; being on the verge of crying
barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision
main text; original text; this book; this volume
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
to say; to be called; to do
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
library; book collection; paperback book
at; in; at; when; by; with
silver prize; silver award; silver medal; second-place prize
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
poor work; humble reference to one's own work
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
greeting; a fine thing to say