showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
wife; Mrs; proprietress; landlady; large women's size (clothing)
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
vagrant habits; vagabondism; wanderlust
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
difficult to ...; hard to ...
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
two times; twice; two degrees
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
complete set; all; everything
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to state; to express; to mention
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
being startled; getting a shock
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was