warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
late at night; small hours of the morning
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
property; fortune; assets
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
substantial matter; significant item
to grudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
negotiations; discussions; connection
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to have an uneasy conscience
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
opposite; reverse; contrary
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
what's what; heads or tails
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
child; offspring; issue; sperm; (one's) seed
the treasure that is children; child
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry