to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
voluntary activity; voluntary service; labor of love
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
de facto wife; common-law wife
registering (a marriage, etc.) in the family register
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
property; fortune; means; assets
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
legal proceedings; legal procedure; legal measures
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
home; household; family; hearth
fee; charge; rate; material
every month; each month; monthly
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
ancestor; forefather; foremother
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
customary; conventional; usual
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
(soulless) body; framework (of a building, etc.); skeleton; mere shell; mere name
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
illegitimate child; secret love child
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend