itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
to be greedy; to devour greedily
adherent; devotee; believer
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
mature woman; middle-aged woman
something; some kind of; for some reason
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
same generation; one's generation
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
to look young; to seem young
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
inside one's heart; in one's mind
without cause; without reason
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
to pounce on someone's words; to cavil at someone's words; to trip someone up with their own words
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
passionate; ardent; enthusiastic
chastity; virtue; fidelity; feminine modesty
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
something like ...; something called ...
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a piece of type)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder