married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
cooperation; collaboration
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
sick person; patient; invalid
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
cash bonus; reward; bounty
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
on the occasion of; at the time of
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
long ago; already; a long time ago
to give directions; to issue instructions
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence