sexual interest in young boys; boy love
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
relatively; comparatively
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to kill by burning to death
a few years ago; some years back
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
incident; affair; happening; event
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
trouble; bother; annoyance
impossible to do (although wants to)
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
absorption; suction; attraction
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone