tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
just above; right overhead
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
cherry blossom (colour, color)
manners; behavior; behaviour
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to rise; to erect; to get up
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
critic; reviewer; commentator
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
fluent (in a language); flowing
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
hostility; animosity; enmity
curiosity; inquisitiveness
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
casual speech; peer language; informal language
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
English-speaking world; English-speaking countries; Anglosphere
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into