training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
consideration; taking into account
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
student marriage (esp. university, college, etc. students)
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
chink in the armor (armour)
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
prejudice; bias; distorted view
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
impulse buying; impulse purchase
wife who is older than her husband
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
tough schedule; heavy schedule; hectic schedule; tight schedule
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
depending on the answer; hinging on the reply
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn