feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
family; relatives; dependents; household
noncommittal; equivocal; indecisive; evasive; ambiguous; vague
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide
yearned for; longed for; missed
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
ignoring; acting as if it is nothing
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
to follow another's example
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
in a day; in a brief space of time
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling