fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
snakes and scorpions; something detestable
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
one by one; one after another; successively
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
excessive profits; unfair profit; exorbitant interest; usury
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
clever; intelligent; bright; well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to have a chat with; to exchange words or promises; to promise; to get engaged
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
irritation; annoyance; frustration
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
talk about divorce or separation
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest; (arch.) mental derangement; (arch.) madness; (arch.) insanity
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed