elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
entry (event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (blog, database, etc.); post
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
public junior high school
crossed wires or lines (of communication); confusion
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to become excited; to grow lively
germination; germ; sprout; bud; sign
to grow up; to become an adult
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
frequency (esp. of waveforms)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)