wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family
forcibly; against one's will
determination; resolution
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
longing for; burning desire
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
lifelike; exact resemblance
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
single word; a few words; brief comment
one's post; place of work; workplace
to torment; to harass; to tease
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
sanity; consciousness; soberness
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
not revealing (thoughts, feelings); not breathing a word
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
had better ...; had better not ...
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
feeling keenly; fully realizing
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
stealthily; secretly; in secret