even if ...,...cannot

not ... at all

gently, amiably, kindly

both parents

kind, gentle, tender

very, exceedingly, awfully / (before a negative form) not at all, at all, by no means

(chiefly women's speech) first person singular pronoun: I, me

private; mine

(polite) first-person singular pronoun: I, me

a personal or private matter / (by extension) selfishness