sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
meaning; significance; sense
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
powerful person; influential person
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
settlement; solution; resolution
locked-room murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
time; season; period; phase; stage
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of