puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
willpower; energy; vitality
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
for the first time in one's life
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
all one has; all one's possessions
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
sympathy; compassion; pity
to be used up (of money, savings, etc.); to dwindle away; to be wasted (of time)
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
one bow; one salute; one greeting
to spread; to be propagated
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
good policy; wise policy; best plan
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
fork; junction; diverging point; turning point (e.g. in one's life); crossroads
being cleared (of doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
base; basis; bedrock; platform
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
hard to get; hard to come by
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with