neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration (card game involving turning over face-down cards to find identical pairs)
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to worry about the future
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
himself; yourself; herself
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
(how) many times; (how) often
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to fasten one's eye on (a person); to stare at
wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)
determination; resolution
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
frantically; maddeningly; to distraction
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
older sister; elder sister
edict; public announcement
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
all night; throughout the night
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence