selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
belief that where there's a will, there's a way
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
of course; certainly; naturally
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench; to distort (the truth)
complexion; colour; color; blood red
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
estrangement; alienation; disaffection