to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
since when; from when; how long
to have a relationship; to have relations
your husband; her husband
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
in the hospital; hospitalized
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
dressing oneself; putting on clothes; embezzlement
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
loveable; very likeable; like very much
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
how; in what way; by what means
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
serious; not joking; straight
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount