society; the world; the times
illustration (e.g. book); picture
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to fling; to toss; to throw; to abandon; to leave behind
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
for example; for instance; e.g.
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
solitude; loneliness; isolation
whenever (each time) one sees (it)
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
letter; missive; note; mail
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to pass (of time); to elapse
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
question; inquiry; enquiry
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
(your) daughter; young woman