long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
floatingly; driftingly; softly; gently; restlessly; uncertainly
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
irritation; annoyance; frustration
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
day and night; around the clock
quite; utterly; really; completely
marriageable age; chance of marriage
(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
founder; originator; pioneer
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
recommendation; endorsement
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
this occasion; at this time; now
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
sincere; earnest; serious
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely