nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to be silent; to say nothing
mature woman; middle-aged woman
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
one by one; one after another; successively
to bail out (water); to scoop out
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
hateful; detestable; loathsome
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
such; like that; that sort of; very
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
while; during (the time when)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
reaction; response; reaction
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to