Western painting; Western film; Western movie
stupid girl; stupid woman
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
silk thread; silk yarn; corn silk
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
innermost depths of one's heart
favoritism; favouritism; partiality
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; overdone; over par; overexposure
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
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 worry (about); to be worried (about); to be troubled (by); to be pained (by); to be distressed (by)
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to mix; to stir; to blend
gradually; slowly but steadily
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to entrust (someone) with; to pin one's hopes on (someone's future); to have great expectations for; to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.); to leave (a message); to send word
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
school building; schoolhouse
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
street stall; stand; booth
cafe featuring Japanese-style sweets
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
once upon a time; a long time ago
new menu item; new dish on a menu