judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to give permission to marry
family a woman has married into
much less; to say nothing of
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
the ways of the world; human nature
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
almost every day; almost daily
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
at least; at most; (even) just
like a decent person; human
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
to comfort; to console; to amuse
heated (e.g. debate); passionate
expression; presentation; representation; notation
precocious; precocious child
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
here and there; in places
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to grimace; to make a wry face
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to stare back at; to look back at
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
failure; mistake; blunder
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
in that way; like that; that way
first meeting; first interview with
link; directory entry; rink