wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
feeling; sense; impression
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
indicate reason; infers some protest
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
such; like that; that sort of; very
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
for example; for instance; e.g.
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
being adopted into the family of one's bride
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)