being upright and cleanhanded
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to be dispersed; to get separated
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
tool; implement; means; furniture
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
bed and food; eating and sleeping
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to be charmed by; to be attracted to; to be taken with; to be drawn to
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to go along; to walk along; to follow
vexing; irritating; impatient