wedded life; married life
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
difficult to ...; hard to ...
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
very; much; greatly; a lot of
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
back issue (of a publication); back-number
(political) administration; political power
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
making hollow; making meaningless; deindustrialization; deindustrialisation
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
end; close; finish; termination
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish