elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
tree as seen in winter (esp. a barren deciduous tree); evergreen tree
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
to fight to the bitter end
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to worry about; to be vexed
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to let out a cry; to break forth
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain
to push aside; to push one's way through
to walk away; to walk off
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to stroke down; to smooth down
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
opinion; point of view; visual point
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very