painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
failure; mistake; blunder
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
lately; recently; nowadays
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
going to and fro; back and forth
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
bragging; showing off; pride
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss