to be moved by affection; to be moved by kindness; to be touched
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
three; three years of age
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
it's probably so; it stands to reason
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
many; numerous; various; large number of
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
there being no use in arguing (about it)
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
catercorner; diagonally opposite
you (plural); all of you; you all
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
restoration; repair; mending
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
ginger (Zingiber officinale)