having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to spend time (on doing something)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
one's own child; one's own children
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to permeate
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
three; three years of age
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
connection; link; relationship
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood