resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
heroine; female protagonist
way out; means to escape; escape route
refutation; rebuttal; retort
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
establishment; settlement
response; reply; answer; defence; defense
proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God
self-praise; praising oneself
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
before ... days (months, etc.)
complete financial statement; summing up; concluding
major war; great war; world war
to bestow (esp. of a god); to grant
hunch; foreboding; premonition
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; (lit.) Great European War
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
switching over to; migration; transition
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)