shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
plural; multiple; several
individual; private person; personal; private
sympathy; empathy; response
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
this world; this life; world of the living
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
to like; to love; to be fond of
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
close; intimate; on good terms
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
established fact; fait accompli
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
to forget one's troubles by doing something enjoyable
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back