returned goods; returning purchased goods
prior investment; upfront investment
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
if you do this; if this is the case
going crazy; losing one's temper; snapping; sound of a stretched string snapping
to have one's enthusiasm dampened; to become subdued
to beat someone by ganging up on them
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
middle-aged woman who looks very young for her age (as through "magic")
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
around 40 (years of age, esp. women)
sense of being victimized; aggrieved feelings; victim mentality; victim's mind
simple; easy; convenient; handy
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
clear solution; clean decision
strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
leaving everything up to someone else
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
antiquity; the previous era
to hate each other; to hate mutually
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
to be troublesome; to require the aid and labour of others
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
frankly; honestly speaking; speaking one's mind and holding nothing back; really; extremely
to be worn out (from domestic life)
thrift; economy; frugality
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
impulse buying; impulse purchase