insight; power of observation
individual; private person; personal; private
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to speak ill of; to disparage
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
only; merely; but; no more than
just because; even if; even though
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
male instincts; male frivolity
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
already; now; no longer; not any more
unable to do one's work; can't get anything done
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
I see; that's right; indeed
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to be found; to be discovered
it's been a long time; long time no see
hostility; animosity; enmity
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)