to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
military affairs; military people
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
unfairness; injustice; partiality
(political) power; authority; influence
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
(a) slight; disrespect; making light (of); neglect
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
having a wife; marrying (a woman); marriage
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
special; particular; peculiar; unique
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
too much; excessively; too
pure heart; naivete; innocence
vexing; irritating; impatient
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
distress; anguish; mental suffering
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
rather; better; instead; if anything
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by