circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
calm; composed; cool; quiet
taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
ten-year-old; ten year old
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
tips of one's hair; hair ends
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
Asian hazel (Corylus heterophylla var. thunbergii); Siberian hazel
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer
student (esp. a university student)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere