presence; sitting with; being with
certain; definite; clear; credible
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
flying bird; soaring bird
odds and ends; all; every
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
commencing with; including
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
male-dominated society; patriarchal society
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
moment; brief space of time
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
price increase; prise rise
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
a few years ago; some years back
several times; a few times
former husband; late husband
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
source of information; intelligence source; message source
love story; romance; love affair
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to come into being; to be born
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
old friend; old acquaintance
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
the same occupation; the said occupation
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
head; lead; vanguard; first
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
next; secondly; subsequently
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity