oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
the other day; lately; recently
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
husband and wife; married couple
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
at that time; in those days
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
person standing watch; guard duty
lack of evidence; insufficient evidence
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
affidavit; deposition; testimony
threatening letter; intimidating letter
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
that is to say; so that means
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
all; entire; whole; altogether
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning