story; tale; talk; discussion
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
gentle; mild; meek; tender
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
lightly; easily; carelessly
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
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
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
not knowing what to do with oneself (out of embarrassment, etc.); not knowing where to put oneself; feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
very; extremely; excessively
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
another's parent; another's parents
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to put one's hand on; to touch
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
innocent; cherubic; childlike
class; heading; group; category
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate