old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
negative; negative (e.g. thinking)
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
to indicate; to show; to point to
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
counter for choices, options, etc.
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
trauma (usu. psychological)
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
number of times; frequency; count
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
present; gift; to give a present or gift
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours