older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
long ago; a long time ago; already
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
opening fully; full throttle; full power
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
inversion; opposition; conflicting; repulsion; contradiction
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
foreign; abroad; overseas
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
nostril; nostrils; naris; nares
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while