women's (of items, articles, etc.); ladies'; for women's use
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
gray or silver haired (grey)
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
shouting in a thunderous voice
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at; frowning down upon; domineering with a coercive look
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
vigorous (in old age); hale and hearty
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
for the first time in one's life
one bow; one salute; one greeting
licensed; chartered; officially allowed; legitimate
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
building time; construction period
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
outsider; someone outside of a group
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
very great; enormous; serious
simultaneously; all at once; in unison