firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
public praise; making another's virtues well-known
wealthy individual; person of wealth
feel compelled to; can't help but feel; can't help but do
determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning; determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech; (arch.) divining good or bad luck from listening to someone
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to win favour; to win favor
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
to expect; to hope for; to look forward to; to resolve (to do); to decide upon; to prepare for
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
one's possessions; ownership
mortgage; security; hypothec; pledge
determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning; determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech; (arch.) divining good or bad luck from listening to someone
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
shyness; bashfulness; shame
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
dressing oneself (e.g. to go out); outfitting oneself
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical