emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
here and there; in places
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
money-making; commercialized; commercialised
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
otherwise; or else; if not
(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to keep (something) a close secret; to hide (the truth, one's pain, etc.); to keep hidden
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
to recover consciousness; to come to
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
vast; boundless; vague; obscure
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?