consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
(not so) much; (not) very
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
to have a rumor circulating
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to stiffen; to become stiff
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to maintain; to continue to have
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
opinion; intention; thought
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to be hot on a person's heels
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to turn upside down; to turn (face) downward
far away in the distance; in the far distance
to look around; to survey
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
ignorant of the ways of the world
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally