older sister; elder sister
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
to be kind to; to treat kindly
happy memory; sweet memory
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
serious; severe; grave; acute
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
price; cost; value; worth; value
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
process; course; mechanism
to happen suddenly; to take place unexpectedly
opinion; intention; thought
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
firm; unshakeable; resolute
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
not necessarily so; is not always true
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
believable; credible; trustworthy
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years