middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to say; to be called; to do
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
the other day; a few days ago
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
victim; injured party; sufferer
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
don't you think?; indicates question
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
settlement; solution; resolution
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
homecoming; returning home
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding