year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to have a reason; to have an excuse
in that manner; like that
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
bluff; false show of power; bold front
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
so; like this; in this way
quiet; still; surreptitious
how many people; a number of people
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
taste; liking; preference
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
absentmindedness; peace of mind
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to push (something) against
first-rate; finest quality; the best