may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
beginning; outset; first; onset
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
misogyny; woman-hater; misogynist
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
the other day; lately; recently
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
possessed of a strong sense of duty
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
arm; skill; efforts; ability
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy