to dominate (usu. one's husband)
clearing one's throat; cough
concession; conciliation; compromise
obtaining agreement by consultation; matters settled in an interview
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
that is to say; so that means
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
remainder; remnant; not very; not much; too much; excessively
unknown; strange; I don't care; that's irrelevant; whatever
to say no more; to sink into silence
something appearing from a place you wouldn't expect; something said as a joke actually happening; (lit.) a horse comes out from a gourd; something impossible; something ridiculous
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
compromise; collusion; give and take; hey; listen; look
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
double tooth; protruding tooth (like a fang); high canine
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to enclose; to corral; to fence in; to pen in
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
contact information (address, phone number, etc.)
forced laugh; forced smile
source of information; intelligence source; message source
with a start; with a jump
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
guess; speculation; supposition
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with