as far as ... is concerned; so far as ... can tell
working adult; full-fledged member of society
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
foreign travel; overseas trip
weariness; fatigue; languor; boredom; tedium; ennui
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
married life; sexual activities (of a married couple); conjugal intercourse; (sexual) intimacy
defend and maintain; support; protection
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
both (people); the two of them
to choose (and take); to select; to pick (out)
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
practical problem; practical matter
decrease; reduction; decline
fit; attack; spasm; ictus; paroxysm; seizure
end; close; conclusion; termination
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
comic; comics; comic opera; comic; comical
pair; the two; both persons; both things
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
on that occasion; at that time; then; in that case
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...