(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
for the first time in one's life
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
American; American-style (weak) drip coffee
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
major loss; crushing defeat; big discount
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
present; gift; to give a present or gift
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
abuse; misuse; perversion
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
(the extent of) one's vocabulary
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
good-for-nothing; worthless
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up