neat and clean; tidy; trim
closeted maiden; carefully-raised girl from a well-to-do family
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
(your) daughter; young woman
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
carriage; movement (of the body)
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
(not so) much; (not) very
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
in that way; like that; that way
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
it seems so; that's what it looks like
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest