to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to take back; to recapture
that is to say; so that means
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
grandfather; male senior-citizen
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
such; like that; that sort of; very
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to appease; to suppress; to calm
although I say; although one might say; although called
monolith; large slab of rock
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
to provide (a person) with a bodyguard
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size