princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
positive (e.g. thinking); positive; positive (pole); anode
keep up your strength; chin up!
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to help each other; to cooperate
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
one's view of life; attitude toward life; outlook
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
exemption; exoneration; discharge
duty; obligation; responsibility
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
thought; thinking; contemplation; using wisdom to get to the bottom of things; focusing one's mind; deep contemplation
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
financial page (of newspaper); financial aspects; economic front
money-making; commercialized; commercialised
worldly wise; sophisticated; street smart; knowledge of the world (acquired in the school of hard knocks); toughness
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
riches and honours (honors); wealth and rank
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
illegitimate child; bastard; love child
every evening; night after night
home environment; family environment
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
servant; manservant; menial