dark brown; colour of tanned skin
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
menial; meanness; servility; abject
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
connection; link; relationship
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
mistress; kept woman; concubine
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
cold reception; inhospitality
object of avid desire; object of envy
recompense; indemnity; atonement
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
underworld; underside of society
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph