married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to be meant for each other (of a man and woman); to be connected through fate; to be destined to marry (each other); (lit.) to be tied by the red string (of fate)
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
difficult to ...; hard to ...
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
time; season; period; phase; stage
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
everything one does; whatever one does
way; method; means; resource; course
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
living thing; living creature; animal; life
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
discovery; detection; finding
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
imputation; shifting (blame, responsibility, etc.); passing the buck; second marriage; remarriage
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)