birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
job; work; duties; trade; skill
nevertheless; still; however; yet
curious; strange; unusual
to brush off; to shake off
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to do something without any particular intention or mind to do so
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to walk in on; to tread upon
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (instrument)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
suspension system (of a vehicle); undercarriage; area around one's feet; footwear
individual; private person; personal; private
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
knowing; (an) acquaintance
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
deleterious substance; toxic substance
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
bridge pier; pontoon bridge
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after