former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
Air on the G string (Bach, from BWV 1068)
menopause; change of life
to exile; to banish; to revise the wording of a phrase
consultation on career, university, etc. choices
brokerage; brokerage firm; broking house; securities company
bloated (esp. stomach); bulging; sticking out; gaping wide; caving in
autopsy; inquest; investigation of death
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
metabolism; renewal; regeneration; replacing the old with the new
to be profitable; to yield a profit
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
separate building; outbuilding; outhouse
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
censorship; inspection; examination
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
one's house; one's home; one's family
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
opening a business; opening a practice
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
household; home; family; housekeeping