to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
it's been a long time; long time no see
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
unmarried; not yet married
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
violent emotion; passion; fury
inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
pleasant feeling; good feeling
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
to flush out (a hare, fox, etc.); to drive out; to drive (cattle, sheep, etc.); to urge on; to drive (to do); to urge
to pretend; to act (as if)
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
to be sloppy; to be lazy; to be worn out; to be exhausted; to be worn out (e.g. equipment); to have stopped working
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
pure and innocent; immaculate