unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
jam-packed; packed; packed like sardines
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
just because; even if; even though
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
unable to move; held up; swamped; stuck between a rock and a hard place
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
Clements; Klements; Krementz
(another's) daughter; young lady
bed and food; eating and sleeping
to do together; to share; to participate in
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
whispering into a person's ear
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
subordinate work; assistant; servant
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
marriage proposal; courtship
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
violently disagreeing; strongly opposing; setting one's heart against
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
woman; lady; adult female
to watch intently; to stare
dozens; scores of; decades
human being; human; person; character (of a person)