woman; female; feminine gender
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to sniff out; to get wind of
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to shake one's head (in denial)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
something; some kind of; for some reason
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
rear right; back right; right and behind
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
and; thereupon; because of that
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
to twine (fibers to make rope); to twist
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
the reverse; other side; lining
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
clearing one's throat; cough
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
ancestor; forefather; foremother
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to have a talk; to tell a story
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health