difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
difficult to ...; hard to ...
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
distant look; faraway look
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
strong opposition; vehement opposition
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
finding employment; getting a job
independence; self-reliance
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
nothing but; none other than
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability