evening; night; nighttime
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
notes; comment; remark; annotation
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to not take seriously; to take lightly
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
one's family; family member
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
present (brought by a visitor); gift
sablé (shortbread biscuit)
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
building (esp. a house); house fixture; fitting; facial features
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
patient; having a long fuse
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
one's way (ahead); one's path
caller; visitor; company; guest
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
bad name; bad reputation; disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; stigma
it can't be helped; there is no choice; inevitable; unavoidable
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
to grow older (than expected); to advance in age
wicked tongue; sharp tongue; abusive language
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing