former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
I see; that's right; indeed
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
marriageable age; chance of marriage
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
family; members of a family
hospitalization; hospitalisation
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk