conviction; belief; confidence
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
marital relationship; marital relations
the big two...; two major...; two main...
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
duty; obligation; responsibility
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
raising (a question); bringing up (a problem); instituting (a lawsuit); (arch.) lifting up
one's house; one's home; one's family
recommendation; endorsement
darling (woman); dear; one's sister; friend
base layer; substratum; binder course
rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes
family; relatives; dependents; household
property; fortune; assets
burr (e.g. on a machined edge)
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force