woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to be silent; to say nothing
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
really; truly; indeed; good grief
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot); forerunner; pioneer
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
agricultural community; farm village; rural
such ... as; or some such
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress