to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful
same kind (race); homogeneousness
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
charming; fascinating; attractive
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
national border; provincial border
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to work; to labor; to labour; to put to work; to make (someone) work
(not so) much; (not) very
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
only; merely; but; no more than
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
way; method; means; resource; course
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
newcomer; initiate; rookie
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to complain; to lodge a complaint
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
whispering into a person's ear
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor