second marriage; remarriage
child from previous marriage; child of a former spouse; stepchild
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
naturally; of course; understandably
of course; certainly; naturally
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
person concerned; interested party; related party
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
social meeting place; watering hole
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
wife and children; (arch.) wife
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to be surprised; to be astonished
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
year in, year out; always; 24-7
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)