now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
shopping; purchased goods
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
ignorant of the ways of the world
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
city bank; metropolitan bank
government worker; public servant; civil servant
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
very ordinary; mediocre; all-too-common; quite commonplace
to subsist; to keep on living
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
site; point on a map; spot
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
although I say; although one might say; although called
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...