old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
horse's back; (mountain) ridge; arête; road along a ridge
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
closeted maiden; carefully raised girl from a well-to-do family
much less; to say nothing of
(on) horseback; riding a horse
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to break the silence; to break one's silence
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
mountain chain; mountains
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky