to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
verbal promise; one's word
forgetting; lapse of memory
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
recovery; undoing; recall
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
the same generation; coeval
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
start of a romance; beginning of love
that; the matter in question
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
intuition; instinct; hunch
this; this one; this way; (arch.) I; (arch.) we
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
at that time; in those days
thoughtlessness; indiscretion
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
as stated; verbatim; literally
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause