desire for marriage; marriage aspiration; yearning for marriage
flat out (of); completely empty; out of money; penniless; broke
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
charming; fascinating; attractive
largest class; top category
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
repentance; confession; penitence
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
simply; merely; only; solely
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to be helpful; to be useful
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
solitude; loneliness; isolation