payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
much less; to say nothing of
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
because of; owing to; due to
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to say no more; to sink into silence
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
advanced level; high grade; senior
learning good manners through apprenticeship (to an upper-class family)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
formal marriage interview
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
indicate reason; infers some protest
to be smeared; to be covered
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
to spit out; to eject; to dump
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
please; somehow or other; one way or another
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK