ostensible (surface) reason
household violence (esp. adolescent children towards parents); domestic violence
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
second marriage; remarriage
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
since then; from that time; ever since
(not) even once; (not) ever
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
as if it were about oneself
to feel; to sense; to experience
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
consequence; outcome; result; blame
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
way; method; means; resource; course
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
such; this sort of; like this
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
migratory bird; bird of passage
novel; original; new; innovative
personality; character; individuality; personhood
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance