(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish
attempting to conceive; trying to have children
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
philanderer; womanizer; man who takes advantage of women; womanizing; philandering
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
whereabouts; what part; how much; what point
whole face; all over one's face
compromise; collusion; give and take; hey; listen; look
flustered; confused; panicked
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
something new (of poor quality)
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
splish-splash; with a splash; click-click (of a camera shutter); with a click; with a snap
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
to strip and leave clothes lying around
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
good family; respectable family; decent family
(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
back (of a chair); backrest
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
tips of one's hair; hair ends
to itch; to feel itchy; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
good-for-nothing; scapegrace; nuisance; trouble
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal