hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway; take-away
to be worn out (from domestic life)
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
to be cheap; to be inexpensive
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
leaving everything to someone else
family-oriented; familial
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to grow up; to become an adult
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing