not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
adultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
since when; from when; how long
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
talk about divorce or separation
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
victim; injured party; sufferer
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
it's been a long time; long time no see
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity