sensual love; love affair
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
in all respects; in every way; whatsoever
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
don't you think?; indicates question
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
but; however; provided that
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
beggar; derelict; player; actor; actress
old evils; long-standing abuses; old-fashioned ways; old-fashioned; outdated; outmoded
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
one's wife; one's wife and daughter or daughters
(your, his, her) daughter
straight-laced person; stubborn person
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
one's parents' home; one's origins; one's upbringing; one's past
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
wife and children; (arch.) wife
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle