grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
true character; true heart; true spirit
control; check; restraint; inhibition
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
sanity; consciousness; soberness
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to smile (at); to grin (at)
survival; survivor; relic
anger; resentment; indignation; chagrin; irritation
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
in comparison to; rather than
to have a talk; to tell a story
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
to settle (in a place); to settle down
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
devil; evil spirit; genie
war; fighting; fierce competition