That we are indeed living in the best of times may or may not be true.
It is common to feel abandoned when you are left alone.
D. To enable the reader to connect
I believe it would be B, vanquish. For one to use such a fancy and strong word, would sound as if one were boasting. Example: "The young man brazenly claimed that he had vanquished the massive bear."
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she wanted him to marry her
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