consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
I see; that's right; indeed
how many years; how long; what year
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
interference; intervention; meddling
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
hourly; from one minute to the next; from hour to hour; moment by moment; with each passing moment
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
bottom step; bottom stair; last line; last column; bottom row (e.g. drawers)
acquaintance; appreciative friend
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
Eaton; Eton (Britain); Eyton
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
together; at the same time; same; identical
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
periodic; regular; routine
correspondence; exchange of letters
somehow; for some reason or other
to lose sight of; to miss
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
filthy; dirty (looking); drab