outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
the matter you have been talking about
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
utterly stark naked; wearing only one's birthday suit
constriction; narrow part (in middle); waist (esp. of a woman)
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
home visitation (esp. a teacher visiting a student's home); home visit; house call
in succession; one after another
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
feeling chilly after taking a bath
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
diversionary tactics (maneuvering); disguise; hide by camouflage
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
in search of; in order to look for
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
head; brains; intellect; understanding
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
first meeting; first interview with