to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
Galapagos (island chain); Sharp brand of e-readers and mobile phones
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to expel (from the body); to let off (a fart); to utter (a lie, nonsense, etc.); to say; to do
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
promising; hopeful; full of promise
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
to be silent; to say nothing
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
neat (personal appearance); tidy
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after