lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
ignorant of the ways of the world
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
speech and conduct; words and deeds
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to throw at; to turn; to raise
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
state of mind; mentality; psychology
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
of tender years; very young
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
personality; character; individuality; personhood
that is to say; so that means
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
decision; determination; resolution
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
stairs; stairway; staircase
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations