finishing blow; coup de grâce
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
sense of duty (obligation)
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
in one's own way or style
memories; recollections; reminiscence
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to blow through; to blow across
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to come and go; to go back and forth
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
marriage proposal; courtship
difference in social standing; difference in social position
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
world; society; people; the public
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
society; public; community; social studies
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
to run about; to rush about
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
1,000,000; one million; million; many
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
the same kind; accomplice; partner
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
careless; thoughtless; hasty; rash
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition