to face; to go towards; to head towards
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
sexual relations; physical relations; carnal relations
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
home area; home town; local
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
discrimination against women; female discrimination
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
family a woman has married into
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
tool; implement; means; furniture
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)