your husband; her husband
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
light; easy; non-serious; minor
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
tearing (along a perforated edge); peeling off (a plastic film, sticker, etc.)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
thick (esp. paper, cloth)
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
to keep a watchful eye on
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
succession to another's professional name
vulgar; mean; base; coarse; crude
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since