poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
every year; yearly; annually
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
drop of water; polka dots
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
slim; slender; slight; delicate
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
two people using the same (vehicle) (often two on a bike)
rubber raft; inflatable boat
great speed; recklessly fast speed
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
had better ...; had better not ...
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
power of the state; government authority
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
hollow; cavity; dent; depression