surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
egoistic; selfish; self-willed
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
invisibly; secretly; privately
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
woman; female; feminine gender
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
resentment; indignation; anger
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
such; like that; that sort of; very
settlement; conclusion; summary
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
author; writer; novelist; artist