husband and wife; married couple
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
emotional scars; mental trauma
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
resignation; acceptance; consolation
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
lifting (a child) high up in the air
growth period (in children)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
inner citadel; core; center; centre
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to pause; to have a short intermission
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
practical; realistic; pragmatic
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
just the other day; quite recently
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
standee (in a theatre); standing-room spectator; the gallery
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping