His apparent fondness of gambling worsened his monetary difficulties. Many recalled their time working for the Third Reich with fondness and nostalgia. Translations have to deal with Tolstoy's often peculiar syntax and his fondness for repetitions. Sreedevi was not quite comfortable with the growing fondness of her brother for her lover. This was something he expressed a fondness of in some of his films. Collins's elderly father inspired his fondness and respect for older people. He developed a lifelong fondness for table tennis. Alone, she muses on her continued fondness for Essex. Misch felt Helga had little fondness for her mother. Powell also greatly appealed to Blackmore in their mutual fondness for practical jokes. She has a special fondness for Todd because she likes his face. Haruhi dislikes sweets, but has a fondness for seafood. Her mother passed on her fondness for the decorative arts. Jay has several masculine character attributes including fondness for sports and model airplanes. Oberon is jealous of Titania's fondness for her Indian slave boy.