how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
very young; little; childish; immature
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
a few years ago; some years back
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
same village; same town; same province
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
use; utilization; utilisation; application
exposure to wind; severe criticism
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
short distance; short range; short-haul
being under the rule of; being under the government of
to have a meal; to take a meal
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
tool; implement; means; furniture
to be exhausted; to be worn out
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage