clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to complete decisively; to do to completion
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
repentance; confession; penitence
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
depression; low spirits; dejection
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
then; well; so; well then
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
upper half of the body; upper body
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to repeat; to do over again
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
not wearing a bra; being bra-less; generic (goods)
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
to come to one's senses; to calm down
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing