wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to spread; to be propagated
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
company name; corporate name
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
how; in what way; how about
living together; coexistence
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
anonymity; using an assumed name
former employee; retired person; retired employee; retiree
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
at least; at most; (even) just
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
way (of doing); manner; method; means
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
button (clothing); push-button; button
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms