abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
I see; that's right; indeed
of course; certainly; naturally
companion; partner; spouse
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
premature death; untimely death; dying young
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
these days; nowadays; recently
hearing; audible sound; rumour; rumor; tasting (alcohol, tea, etc.)
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
that's the way it is; such is life
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
question; inquiry; enquiry
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
about; concerning; related to; -ish
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
inside one's heart; in one's mind
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to need; to demand; to take; to require