greed; worldly or materialistic desires
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
fletcher; arrow maker; fletching; arrow-making
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
to get slightly dirty (all over)
level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
answering machine; answer phone
magnetism; magnetic force
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
to refer to; to use as reference
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
feebleness; weakness; weak
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
theatre-going; theater-going
rope; cord; policeman's rope
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
good family; respectable family; decent family
sons and daughters; children; girl
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected