real thing; original; actual
couple who only go through the motions of being husband and wife
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
perspiration given off during sleep; sweating while sleeping; night sweats
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
a pair (of shoes or socks)
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
at first; in the beginning; originally
document; official papers
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
(verbal) message; sending word; (arch.) excuse; (arch.) pretext
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
not sleeping a wink; wide awake all night; without moving
to come back; to return; to recur
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
to telephone; to make a phone call
suitable; satisfactory; desirable
to have a rumor circulating
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment