falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to startle; to surprise; to astonish; (lit.) to make (someone) say "oh!"
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
dozens; scores of; decades
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
clothes made from jersey cloth; cutsew
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
(good or bad) feel when wearing something
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
fashion sense; sense of fashion
whispering; murmuring; subdued
comparatively; quite; rather
to pay attention; to be watchful
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
third grade; third class; tertiary
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to be perturbed; to be agitated
bill (at a restaurant); check
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
to sniff out; to get wind of
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)