barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
cold reception; unwelcoming treatment
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
marriageable age; chance of marriage
distrust of (other) human beings
to break the silence; to break one's silence
assertion; declaration; affirmation
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
very; much; greatly; a lot of
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
right of succession; right to the throne
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong; not knowing what to do with oneself
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
solitude; loneliness; isolation
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to follow another's example
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger