near oneself; close to one; familiar
(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
ignorant of the ways of the world
young girl; lass; adolescent female
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
fine weather; fair weather
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
news of someone's death; obituary
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to make a speech; to address
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
everybody; every last one of them; all
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
helping hand; help; support; aid
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
swindler; imposter; crook
to repay double the original amount; to repay x times the original amount
judgment; judgement; discernment
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
on countless occasions; many a time
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough