married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to pass (of time); to elapse
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
shopping; purchased goods
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
English proficiency test (esp. the STEP test)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
manners; behavior; behaviour
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
grandfather; male senior-citizen
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
winter vacation; winter holidays
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
postcard; memo; note; card
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit