just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
no!; no no!; no, not at all
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
marital relationship; marital relations
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
de facto marriage; common-law marriage
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
mass communication; mass media
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
(a person or body being) unidentifiable (unidentified)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
since when; from when; how long
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
environment; circumstance
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so