at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to put someone to work; to make someone work
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
it is not (like that) either
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to order; to command; to appoint
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
I see; that's right; indeed
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
wife; Mrs; proprietress; landlady; large women's size (clothing)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to accept; to receive; to agree
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
seasonal goods; seasonal items; item of short-lived interest; faddish product; ephemeral work
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to breathe out; to exhale
for example; for instance; e.g.
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress