ex-wife; former wife; previous wife
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
by means of; due to; because of; according to
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
instead; but (on the other hand)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
while; even though; despite
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
to need; to call for; to require
difficult to ...; hard to ...
baton (of command); order; command; direction
letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
(present) head of a family
individual; private person; personal; private
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange