each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
one's brother-in-law; stepbrother (elder)
Alice band; horseshoe-shaped hairband made of metal or plastic (often covered with cloth); Katyusha rocket launcher (Soviet)
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
brief review; brief comment
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut
weariness; fatigue; languor; boredom; tedium; ennui
winter fur; winter plumage
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
boarder; boarding student
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
to season (e.g. with salt); to flavour; to flavor; to lace (e.g. with whisky)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to be greedy; to devour greedily
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)