favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
imposing stance; daunting pose
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
bare legs; bare feet; stockingless legs
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
hating; strongly disliking
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
person of common sense; common sense man
with a slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
schoolgirl; female student
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
late at night; small hours of the morning
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
just like; the same as; no different than
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
how many years; how long; what year
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
conduct; behavior; behaviour
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
proposal; offer; request; application
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing