(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
weak child; frail child; gangly child
to slap; to strike; to spank
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
essence; true nature; substance; reality
single-mother household; fatherless family
godparents; foster parents
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
school; school building; schoolhouse
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
fascination; glamour; glamor; enchantment; seduction
all sorts of; all kinds of
chastity; virtue; fidelity
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
long-term hospitalization
temporary absence from school
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting