sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
lonely; lonesome; dreary; (arch.) loneliness; (arch.) desolation
to grow taller (of people)
honest; trustworthy; upright; sincere
wild beast; wild animal; brute
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to jump from one thing to another
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
research publication; scholarly publication
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
suddenly; all of a sudden
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to adhere to; to stick to; to cling to
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
starting point; point of departure
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
essence; true nature; substance; reality
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
drinking habits; drunken behavior; drunken behaviour
one's living; one's livelihood