anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to take (be in) charge of
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
at first; initially; in the beginning
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
menial; meanness; servility; abject
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to torment; to torture; to harass
vicious circle; vicious cycle
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious