worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
that's the way it is; such is life
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
man who drives a woman around for free; man used by a woman for his car
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
indeed; really; truly; very much
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
intention; idea; inclination; wish
correspondence; exchange of letters
very much; exceedingly; extremely
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
reconciliation; make peace with
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
age range; age-group; age bracket
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
according to plan; as planned; on target
to manage something successfully; to be successful
turning (a comic, novel, etc.) into a serialized TV-show; dramatization