to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
to turn completely into; to become completely
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
grease; animal fat; tallow
to sell off; to dispose of
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
destination; recipient; addressee
knowing; being aware (of)
the deceased; the departed; old friend; longtime acquaintance
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
half-sibling (with a different mother)
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
on bad terms; at loggerheads
(present) head of a family
messenger; envoy; emissary
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
hostility; antagonism; opposition
mostly involve; principally involve
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
townsman; townswoman; resident of a town; townspeople; townsfolk
calling by name; designation; nomination
euphemistic; circumlocutory; periphrastic; roundabout; indirect
using all one's strength; using all one's might
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect