simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
to shut one's mouth; to hold one's tongue; to keep silent
pregnancy; conception; gestation
married woman; another's wife
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
children are a poor man's riches
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to throw at; to turn; to raise
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
small salary; meagre salary; low pay
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
bone marrow; medulla; true spirit; one's mind
philandering; itch for women
marking; grading; scoring
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
real intention; true motive; true meaning
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
tattling; telling on (someone)
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby
abusive language; violent language; wild words
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)