to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
another bank; other bank; absence from home; going out
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
exclusively; (taking) best care
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to tie up (roughly; esp. to prevent escape); to bind; to arrest
bondage torture where the bound victim sits cross-legged with their arms tied behind them, with the rope tightened until their ankles touch their neck
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to squeeze; to bind; to wring; to screw in (e.g. a bulb)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
sensual; voluptuous; sexy; arousing
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
rhyme; rhyme (of a Chinese character); rime
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
strong or bitter (green) tea
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
everybody; every last one of them; all
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances