novel; original; new; innovative
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
hey; yo; hi; come on; hey
(another's) daughter; young lady
first meeting; first interview with
greeting; a fine thing to say
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
ruffian; villain; scoundrel
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
pointing out; identification
hair (on the head); (a) hair
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance