birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to throw oneself; to jump; to leap
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
personal affair; one's own affair
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
heart; guts; nerve; central part
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
breath; breathing; tone; mood
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
woman; female; feminine gender
second marriage; remarriage
himself; yourself; herself
at that time; in those days
wet nurse; nursing mother
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
that; the matter in question