older sister; lass; young lady
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
from now; from this moment; henceforth
to be helpful; to be useful
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
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
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
working adult; full-fledged member of society
means; way; method; measure
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
then; and (then); in that case; if so
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
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
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
in the end; at the end of the day
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
the last moment; the very end
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
to stare back at; to look back at
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon