bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to be able to manage somehow or other
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
for your information; I'm telling you
dirty old man; pervert; lecher
snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
close; intimate; on good terms
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
suddenly; abruptly; quickly
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know