worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
to understand from experience
to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to shake; to sway; to waver
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to intend; to be sure that
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
in accordance with; according to
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to bring disgrace (dishonor, dishonour) on; to fling mud at; to put to shame
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
way; method; means; resource; course
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to slide into; to slip into
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
to make a pass at; to hit on; to call out to (in an attempt to seduce)
recuperation; medical treatment
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
imprisonment; incarceration
life imprisonment; life sentence
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation