sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to remove; to move out of the way
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
tendency; trend; inclination
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to run out (e.g. of the room)
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to speak without hesitation or problems; to speak fluently or skillfully; to be talkative; to have a glib tongue
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
curiosity; inquisitiveness
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
astounding; startling; world-shaking; amazing; earth-shattering
(so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last
very strange; bizarre; weird; mysterious
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
prescription; formulation; formula; recipe
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious