mature woman; middle-aged woman
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
manner of using one's hands
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
casually; nonchalantly; easily; without difficulty; as if nothing had happened
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
(pressing) hard; badgeringly; pesteringly; repeatedly; urgingly
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
to drive away; to scatter; to rout
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
peaceful; quiet; uneventful
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to step forward; to take a step forward
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
chin; jaw; gills; branchia
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly