wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
(not) even once; (not) ever
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
corridor; hallway; passageway
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to shout (in anger); to yell
particulars; details; specified items
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
I see; that's right; indeed
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
book; volume; this; present; main; head
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
host and guest; principal and auxiliary; subject and object (philosophical); subject and object
chair; stool; post; office; position
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
modern person; people of today
carving; engraving; sculpture
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
to be familiar; to learn by ear; to pick up knowledge
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
grayish color; greyish colour; grizzled hair
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)