considerably; greatly; a lot
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
barren woman; sterile woman
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
to degenerate; to lapse into
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
rather; better; instead; if anything
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
true character; real nature
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
pride; boast; credit (to)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
(not so) much; (not) very
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably