fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
feeling; sense; impression
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
age thirty; one's thirties
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to attract someone with food
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
esophagus; gullet; esophageal
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
had better ...; had better not ...
dysgeusia; taste disorder
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
such ... as; or some such
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
seasoning; flavour; flavor
to face; to go towards; to head towards
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle