middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
income; receipts; revenue
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
charming; fascinating; attractive
society; the world; the times
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
major dealer; wealthy merchant
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
decision; determination; resolution
self-torturing; masochistic
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
front; frontage; facade; main
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread