mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
the same rank; equality; apposition
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
for heaven's sake (Pete's, mercy's, etc.); for pity's sake; oh stop; lay off
participation; joining; entry; adherence
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
pride; boast; credit (to)
on the occasion of; at the time of
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
influenced (by); under an influence
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
marital relationship; marital relations
even if not; even without
property rights; the right to own property
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to take over; to hand over
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
very small amount of money; penny; cent; nickel; dime
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)