painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
although I say; although one might say; although called
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to leave to chance; to resign oneself to one's fate; to leave the rest to heaven
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
of course; certainly; naturally
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind