faint memory; vague memory; dim memory; vague recollection
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
most (numerous); largest (number of)
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to fall in love (with); to love
some prefer nettles; there's no accounting for taste; every man to his taste
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
separate; respective; different
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to need; to demand; to take; to require
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
at a young age; while still young
period of youth; while young
origin; source; beginning; starting point
be absorbed in deep thought; be sunk in thought
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
compulsory; unavoidable; necessary
basis for decision; evidence for judging
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
arbitration; intercession; mediation
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out