self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
at that time; in those days
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to cease; to stop; to be over
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
recovery; rescue; recapture
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
close to; directly (e.g. staring); suddenly (e.g. stopping)
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
having little knowledge (of); being ill-informed
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
to glare at each other; to confront each other
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
selflessness; being unselfish
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end