blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
mourning (dead persons); memorial
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
boy; son; baby boy; young man
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
selection; choice; option
in that way; like that; that way
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
last days; the end; one's fate
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
simply; merely; only; solely