to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
not yet known; unknown; strange
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
to compete with; to vie for
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
stylish; smart; (hair) dressed in a Western style; to dress in the latest Western fashion
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
programme; program; plans; arrangements
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
visit (from someone); call
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
convenient; handy; useful
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
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
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
matter of time; question of time