halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
generous; broad-minded; big-hearted
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
excessive profits; unfair profit; exorbitant interest; usury
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
ignorant and illiterate; uneducated and illiterate; uneducated and illiterate person
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
to let down one's hair; to undo hair
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking
nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
insignificant; trifling; paltry; cottage (industry); tiny (company)
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
revisiting; visiting again
(waiting) impatiently; (spending) many a weary day; each moment seeming like an eternity
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
well-mannered; courteous; polite
significant; full of meaning; pregnant (with meaning); suggestive
to pounce on someone's words; to cavil at someone's words; to trip someone up with their own words
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time