heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
deep emotion; strong feelings
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to rock; to shake; to swing
weariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
going along with a joke, etc. at the beginning then pointing out its ridiculousness
schoolgirl; female student
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
curiosity; inquisitiveness
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
flaring up; bursting into flames
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
male instincts; male frivolity
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
blip bleep; in short repeated movements
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
(sense of) taste; counter for kinds of food, drink or medicine
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)