counter-proposal; counter-suggestion
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
wherein; therein; thereinto
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to throw at; to turn; to raise
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
in the same way as; just like
preference; priority; precedence
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
taste; liking; preference
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
now that you say that; now that you mention it