to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
preface; introduction; preamble
suddenly; abruptly; quickly
matter of time; question of time
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
secrecy; highly classified information
right to choose; a say; option
to cover fully; to wrap around
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
relatively; comparatively
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
academic book; scholarly book; learned book; tome
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to spend time (on doing something)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
substantial matter; significant item
potato chips; potato crisps
food; food products; foodstuffs
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
taste; palate; sense of taste
starvation; famine; hunger