married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
ignorant of the ways of the world
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
falling of the curtain; coming to an end
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to laugh away; to laugh off
such; like that; that sort of; very
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to say; to be pleased to say
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
railroad; railway; rail transport
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
rivalry in love; rivalry for the heart of a woman; quarrel over something trivial; storm in a teacup; quarrel between two samurai due to an (accidental) clash of sheaths while crossing paths
bunch of flowers; bouquet
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser