tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
mature woman; middle-aged woman
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
virgin; innocent young woman
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
existence; possession; having; limited company
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
with a crack; with a cracking sound; with one's veins about to burst (from pent-up anger)
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
way; method; means; (technical) specification
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to look into; to peep into; to peer into