dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
successively; one after another
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
separation; farewell; parting
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
take care; take good care of yourself
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
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
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
discrimination against women; female discrimination
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
family a woman has married into
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
sentiment; sentimentality
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to squeeze out; to wring out
memories; recollections; reminiscence
feel compelled to; can't help but feel; can't help but do
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring