wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to care for someone; to look after someone
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
imbalance; lack of balance; lopsidedness; disproportion; inequality; disparity
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to be the work of; to be the result of; to be done by; to concern; to affect; to involve
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to say; to tell; to state; to do
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to forget to say; to forget to mention
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
parliamentarian; member of a congress
from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts
good (place to leave off); convenient
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to go out and away; to leave