to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
homely woman; plain-looking woman; female demon
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
both; both sides; both parties
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
cooking; food preparation
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
leader of a delegation (body, party)
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
originally; by nature; from the start
at a young age; while still young
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
soldier; combatant; warrior
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch