legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to speak; to say; to vocalize
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
conviction; belief; confidence
nothing but; none other than
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
audience (with a person of high standing)
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
hard to get; hard to come by
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to give directions; to issue instructions
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
meeting; greeting; welcome
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to lose sight of; to miss
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons