slowly and quietly; smoothly
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to get thin; to taper off
stature; height; size; physique
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to soak through; to be deeply impressed
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
watering hole; watering place
kitchen table; kitchen counter; working surface
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
to complain; to make a complaint
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
to feel hungry; to get hungry
slow; tedious; sluggish; irritating
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water
break; pause; interruption; intermission
volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications