absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to bring; to take; to bring about
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
at someone's (something's) mercy
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
V sign (hand gesture); peace sign
transactions; dealings; business
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
refusing to budge; adamant; intransigent; unyielding
possessed of a strong sense of duty
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive