shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
woman; female; feminine gender
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
tone (of voice); manner of talking
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
presence (impressive quality)
front; frontage; facade; main
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard