to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
your husband; her husband
study; library; den; home office; reading room
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
door; gate; opening; title page
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
mud; muddy; covered in mud
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent