by myself; in person; by oneself
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
how many years; how long; what year
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
a hundred lashes; a hundred strokes
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
madly in love; completely charmed (by); from the heart; entirely; (arch.) bottom of one's heart
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
tenement house; row house
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
betting ticket; betting slip
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
tuft of hair under temple; sideburns; sidelocks
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family