not covered (by); not subject (to)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
in that way; like that; that way
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
that's a different matter; that's a different story
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
assertion; declaration; affirmation
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
sympathy; empathy; response
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
for example; for instance; e.g.
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
ago; since; before; previous
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
even if not; even without
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to throw on the fire; to burn
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
to rock; to shake; to swing
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough