(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
adherent; devotee; believer
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
plural; multiple; several
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
beforehand; in advance; previously
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
real intention; true motive; true meaning
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
the last moment; the very end
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
having children; attempting to conceive
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
decision; settlement; definition
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to complain; to lodge a complaint
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
erection when waking in the morning; nocturnal penile tumescence; morning glory; morning wood
hereabouts; around there; that area