to approach; to draw near
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to repeat; to do something over again
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
all; entire; whole; altogether
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to comfort; to console; to amuse
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
plural; multiple; several
coincident with; while; simultaneously
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk
each; (arch.) you (plural)
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
should; must; -able; probably; likely