deceased husband; late husband
administration of an estate
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
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bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
eternal; unlimited; endless
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
well-known; noted; celebrated
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
influential person; man of importance
wealthy individual; person of wealth
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
continuous; nonstop; consecutive; ceaseless
undivided attention; concentration
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
together; mutually; fellow
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
cardinal (Catholic church)
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter