older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
whispering into a person's ear
notice; attention; observation
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
just a minute; small quantity
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
question; inquiry; enquiry
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
schoolgirl; female student
genuine; authentic; true; real
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
considerably; fairly; quite
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
genius; prodigy; natural gift
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
antiquity; the previous era
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance