strict order; peremptory command
your husband; her husband
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
freshly laundered and starched; fresh and unwrinkled
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
still; even now; to this day
two times; twice; two degrees
reason; cause; history; origin
to serve; to work for; to attend
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
goodness; excellence; virtue
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
to enclose; to impound; to cut off; to corral
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
how; in what way; how about; questionable
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
assertion; declaration; affirmation