greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
inattention; absent-mindedness
long; drawn-out; very long
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
in the end; at the end of the day
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
indeed; really; truly; very much
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
to look forward to something
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
state of mind; mentality; psychology
mental image; mental picture; image
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
parts; accessories; components
myopia; shortsightedness; nearsightedness
farsightedness; far-sightedness; hyperopia; hypermetropia; long-sightedness
presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness
guess; speculation; supposition
(present) head of a family
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to stop the opponent by pressing one's head into his chest
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone