how long; how far; how much
conduct; behavior; behaviour
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
interest (in something); enthusiasm
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
serious; not joking; straight
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
making practical; making useful; implementing
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
fertilized egg; fertilised egg
arrangement; disposition; array (programming)
conception; fertilization; fertilisation
viewing as a problem; problematizing
calling by name; designation; nomination
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
voluntary singlehood (as a principle or creed); singlehood by choice
several years; a few years
companion; partner; spouse
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud