purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
president (of a society); chairman
real estate agent; realtor
all; entire; whole; altogether
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
cashmere (fiber, yarn, fleece, clothing, etc. from the cashmere goat)
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
the touch of; feel of; texture
family; relatives; dependents; household
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
generation; the world; the age
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard