hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
beach; water's edge; coastline; national border; before entering the country
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
eccentric; crank; oddball
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
misogyny; woman-hater; misogynist
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
another's parent; another's parents
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
rash assumption; hasty conclusion
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
engagement gift; (ceremonial) exchange of engagement gifts
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
to become used to; to become familiar with; to grow accustomed to
to be enchanted; to be charmed
particularly; only; in the case of
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
fixed date; appointed day
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
line; queue; procession; matrix
array; muster; line-up; full force
some; several; many; how many; how much; very