older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
by myself; in person; by oneself
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
nervousness; oversensitivity
body; physical system; (the) person
to turn upside down; to turn (face) downward
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
relation; relative; kind; cordial
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
much less; to say nothing of
sympathy; empathy; response
unanticipated; unexpected
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
originally; by nature; from the start
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
military personnel; soldier
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just