absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
menial; meanness; servility; abject
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
place; situation; position; location
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
distrust; unjust suspicion
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
serious; not joking; straight
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
way (of doing); manner; method; means
at that time; in those days
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
long; drawn-out; very long
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to rest against the wall; to lean against a wall
self-torturing; masochistic
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
while alive; during one's lifetime
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)