handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
postcard; memo; note; card
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
finding employment; getting a job
interview (e.g. for a job)
marriage proposal; marriage talks
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
dubious document; anonymous document containing defamatory statements
the world in general; society; convention
offense and defense; offence and defence
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
prop; strut; becoming taut; tightness; thrust; slapping attacks
meanwhile; in the meantime
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
lyric sheet; card with the lyrics to a song
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
innocence; being not guilty
one by one; one after another; successively
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to spend one's days in tears and sorrow
the same generation; coeval
conduct; behavior; behaviour