rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to happen to ride together; to share a vehicle; to (operate a) carpool
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
way of asking; way of listening; listener
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
three; three years of age