since then; from that time; ever since
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to pass (of time); to elapse
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
formal marriage interview
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
that; the matter in question
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
being about to cry; the verge of tears
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)