extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
head house (family); birthplace; originator
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
ignorant of the ways of the world
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
sheltered upbringing; person who has had a sheltered upbringing; (lit.) hothouse upbringing
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
to throw oneself (into an activity)
crisis prevention; crisis avoidance
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
cooperation; coordination; link
to sit for an examination
precocity; early ripening; premature development
personality; character; individuality; personhood
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to cry and shout; to scream
without thinking of the consequences
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
toilet bowl; urinal; chamber pot; bedpan
air freshener; fragrance; aromatic
to throw something to each other; to pass something back and forth; to bandy something around; to take part in a pitching duel