concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
enduring and accepting; submitting (to)
obediently; submissively; readily; slavishly; without protest
adoration; reverence; esteem
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
something like ...; something called ...
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
at the present time; as of now; at this time
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
quick understanding; catching on quickly; (beginner's) guide; easy guide (to); quick start guide
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
exemplification; illustration; example
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument