to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to be square; to be angular; to be formal; to be stiff; to be strict
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to turn towards; to point
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
due form; official; formality
if it is the case that ...
marital relationship; marital relations
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
whispering; murmuring; subdued
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to force one's way; to push through
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
micrometre (unit of length); micrometer; micron
micro-; micro; minibus; microfilm
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
lesion; pathological change
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons