married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
ten; 10; ten years of age
how many years; how long; what year
this world; this life; world of the living
should; must; -able; probably; likely
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
musical composition; melody writing; song writing
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to have no chance (of succeeding)
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
until now; so far; up to the present
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly