orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
tactician; strategist; schemer; maneuverer
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to cover with paint; to hide with paint or make-up
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
secret; private; surreptitious
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
passivity; negativity; halfheartedness
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
primary school; elementary school; grade school
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
(how) many times; (how) often
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted