just because; even if; even though
being twice divorced; two-time divorcee; (lit.) two x marks (i.e. two names struck from the family register)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
high speed; rapidity; rapid-service train (not as fast as express); rapid train
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
inner-city area; city center
plural; multiple; several
to drive into; to ride into; to extend (a railway line, bus route, etc.) into; to link (a railway line) with; to join up with (a separate line)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
accompanied by a man; accompanied by men
shoulder strap (on a dress)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...