forcibly; against one's will
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
long ago; already; a long time ago
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
it seems so; that's what it looks like
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
no-good man; (male) loser
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
choices; alternatives; options
father; dad; husband; you; he
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
recovery; undoing; recall
individual; private person; personal; private
single word; a few words; brief comment
only; merely; but; no more than
rather; sooner; preferably
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter