percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
complete; whole; perfect; safe
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
delusion; trick of the imagination
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
maintenance; preservation; improvement
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
moneylending; moneylender
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
one's house; one's home; one's family
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
money to cover the cost of preparations or arrangements
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
shortage; amount outstanding (e.g. on loan); deficit
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse