(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
see!; didn't I tell you (this would happen)?
diagnosis; medical examination
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
not worth considering; out of the question
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
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great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
a moment; a minute; an instant; stubborn; obstinate
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
fate; destiny; predestination
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
nothing but; except; no more than
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
if you have a mind to do something, you can do it
everything; anything; nothing
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
comfort; consolation; diversion
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)