clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
crown; diadem; bottle cap
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
Dominic; Dominick; Dominik
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
biological child; one's own child
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
one's person; around one's person
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
thoughtlessness; indiscretion
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
doing as one is told; yes-man
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
alternately; by turns; one after the other
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
to shame the name (of); to blot the reputation (of)
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
spirit; heart; disposition
another family; another house
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
gorge; ravine; canyon; glen
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
to stay (at); to stop (at)