to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
love story; romance; love affair
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
very interesting; of great interest
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to rock; to shake; to swing
counter for books; volume
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
latest work (e.g. book, film); newest work; most recent work
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
confused; flustered; at a loss
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
how; in what way; how about
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
novel; story; (work of) fiction
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
of course; certainly; naturally
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
trouble; bother; annoyance
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before