(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to come from; to have roots in
divorce; dissolution of adoption
distress; anguish; mental suffering
to put into the mouth; to eat
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to feel affectionate towards; to have feelings for; to care for; to hold dear
one's person; around one's person
person of mixed parentage; crossbreed; Eurasian; hybrid; crossbreed
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
plainly; clearly; vividly
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to be frank; to speak one's mind; to open one's heart; to have a heart-to-heart talk (with someone)
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
crucial; key; most important; main (point)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
one's family; family member
to become rustic; to be countrified
to press a question; to cross-examine
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to happen suddenly; to take place unexpectedly