to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
compassionate; sympathetic
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
fundraising; financing; cash flow
worry; mental agony; heartache
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to try all possible means
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
fresh verdure; new green leaves
literary fragment; interpreting (and using) a passage without regard to its context
staying the night; lodging (at)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
novel written in epistolary style
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
old friend; old acquaintance
to relax; to feel at home
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
PEN club; club for poets, play-wrights, essayists, editors, novelists
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
in proportion to; according to; depending on
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to