feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
banker; bank proprietor; bank manager
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
the reason is ...; it is because ...
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
instant; moment; for an instant
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
almost every day; almost daily
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
burlesque; low comedy; farce
(committee) chairman; president
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint