feigned innocence or naivete; beguiling innocence; wolf in sheep's clothing
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
by myself; in person; by oneself
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
woman; female; feminine gender
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
how many months?; how long?
hospitalization; hospitalisation
nobody can win against advancing age
lower back (or hip) pain; lumbago
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
one's life under medical treatment; (means and time spent) fighting against an illness
to be selected (from among many people)
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
indicate reason; infers some protest
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about