precocity; early ripening; premature development
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
on-the-job training; hands-on training
sexual (i.e. relating to biological sex); sexual (relations, attraction, abuse, etc.)
loose; immoral; dissolute; slovenly; untidy; messy
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
to regret bitterly; to be very sorry (for); (lit.) to bite one's navel
to have a hard time of it
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
to be discouraged (from doing something); to have one's enthusiasm dampened
regarding as sacred; apotheosis; deification; sanctification
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
with no regard to appearances; not caring about how one looks
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
meal set before one; women's advances
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
daring; fearless; audacious; bold; dauntless; daredevil
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
longed-for; anxiously awaited
to bud; to sprout; to develop (of talents, feelings, etc.); to awaken
to sprout; to put forth buds
to ventilate; to let fresh air in
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white