married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
sense of morality; moral sense
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
to do for (the sake of someone else)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental
young people (ages 12 to 25); youth; the younger generation; persons under the age of 18
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
both hands; both arms; ten
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
couch; bench; ottoman; settee
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
being fully equipped; being fully furnished; complete
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy