tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
arrogant; haughty; insolent
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to talk to oneself; to mutter
after that; afterwards; thereafter
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
not caring; not giving a damn
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
arm; skill; efforts; ability
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to feign ignorance; to play dumb
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
great-grandmother; great-grandma
bowing one's head (in respect or worship); worship; respectfully yours
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
superstition; superstitious belief
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
pleasant feeling; good feeling
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
narrator; storyteller; reciter
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret