to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
to relax; to feel at home
one's family; family member
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
ore; unprocessed metal; ground metal; (one's) true character
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
the more one looks (at it) the more...
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
24 hours; twenty-four hours
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to entertain; to make welcome
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly
no objection; nothing to criticize (criticise)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to be extremely embarrassed; to burn with shame
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to remove; to clear away; to except from; to make an exception of; to lay aside; to set aside
heather (plant); heath; heath; heathland
fern (esp. species Gleichenia japonica); fernery