until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
to be saucy (of children); to be impudent; to be cheeky; to be sassy; to be precocious
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's face
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to sleep together (for a man and a woman); to bring one's bodies together (e.g. for warmth)
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
walking heavily; lumbering
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
resting at times; with careful thought; after proper consideration
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
trivial; not amounting to much
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
froufrou; frou frou; frilly decoration; Furfur; Furtur; mythical great Earl of Hell