to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
one's house; one's home; one's family
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
preparation; arrangements
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
breaking off an engagement
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to be able to reduce the price; to be able to be reduced
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
information; experience; knowledge; observation
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to have a rumor circulating
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
still; even now; to this day
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
adultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
(police) lineup; identification parade; choice of faces
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken