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abortion

acquaintance
acquainted
arranged marriage
aunt
bachelor
best man
birth control

a medical operation to end a pregnancy so that the baby is not born alive
smone you know, but who is not a close friend
if you are acquainted with smone, you have met them a few times but do not know them very well
a marriage in which your parents choose a husband or wife for you
the sister of your father or mother, or the wife of your father's or mother's brother
a man who has never been married
the man who helps the bridegroom at a wedding ceremony
the practice of controlling the number of children you have (contraception)

birthrate
blended family
breadwinner
bride
bridegroom (groom)
bridesmaid

jealousy
commuter

the number of births for every 100 or every 1000 people in a particular year in a particular place
a family in which one or both parents have children from previous marriages living with the family
the member of a family who earns the money to support the others
a woman at the time she gets married or just after she is married
a man at the time he gets married, or just after he is married
a girl or woman, usually unmarried, who helps a bride on her wedding day
and is with her at the wedding
the brother of your husband or wife
the husband of your sister
the husband of your husband or wife's sister
smone you work with, used especially by professional people
the man whom a woman is going to marry
the woman whom a man is going to marry
to behave towards smone in a way that shows that you are sexually attracted to them,
although you do not really want a relationship with them
a short sexual relationship which is not serious
behaving in a way that deliberately tries to attract sexual attention
smone you know and like very much and enjoy spending time with
a relationship between friends or the feelings and behaviour that exist between friends
the feeling of being annoyed, upset, or impatient, because you cannot
control or change a situation, or achieve sth
the children of your son or daughter
the daughter of your son or daughter
the mother of your mother or father
the father of your father or mother
the parents of your mother or father
the son of your son or daughter
the uncle of your parents
the grandmother of your parents
a brother who is the son of only one of your parents
a sister who is the daughter of only one of your parents
a holiday taken by two people who have just got married
all the people who live together in one house
to put your arms around smone and hold them tightly to show love or friendship (embrace)
feeling angry and unhappy because smone you like or love is showing interest in another person,
or another person is showing interest in them
a feeling of being jealous
smone who travels a long distance to work every day

companion
couple
cousin
desire
divorced from
enemy
ex-husband
extended family
engaged to
fancy
father-in-law
partner
quarrel
quarrel with
rape
reception
relative
respect (n)
respect (v)
respectful
respectable
row

smone you spend a lot of time with, especially a friend


two people who are married or having a sexual or romantic relationship
the child of your uncle or aunt
a strong hope or wish
no longer married
smone who hates you and wants to harm you
a man that a woman used to be married to
a family group that consists not only of parents and children but also of grandparents
if two people are engaged, they have agreed to marry
to be attracted to smone in romantic or sexual way, to love
the father of your husband or wife
one of two people who are married
an angry argument or disagreement
to have an argument
to force smone to have sex, especially by using violence
a particular type of welcome for smone, or a particular type of reaction to their ideas, work etc
a member of your family
the feeling of admiring smone, especially because of their personal qualities, knowledge, or skills
to admire smone because they have some merits as fairness and honesty
feeling or showing respect
smone who is respectable behaves in a way that is considered socially acceptable
a short angry argument, especially between people who know each other well (quarrel)

brother-in-law

colleague
fiance
fiancee
flirt
flirtation
flirtatious
friend
friendship
frustration
grandchildren
granddaughter
grandmother
grandfather
grandparents
grandson
great-uncle
great-grandmother
half-brother
half-sister
honeymoon
household
hug
jealous

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row with (sb)


second cousin
single
single parent

to have an argument with sb


a child of a cousin of one of your parents
not married, or not involved in a romantic relationship with anyone
a mother or father who looks after their children on their own, without a partner (lone parent)

sister-in-law

the sister of your husband or wife


your brother's wife
an unmarried woman, usually one who is no longer young and seems unlikely to marry
the son of your stepmother or stepfather
a stepdaughter or stepson
a daughter that your husband or wife has from a relationship before your marriage
a man who is married to your mother but who is not your father
a woman who is married to your father but who is not your mother
the daughter of your stepmother or stepfather
a son that your husband or wife has from a relationship before your marriage
the act of killing yourself
a woman who has a baby for another woman who cannot have one,
and then gives her the baby after it is born
a husband or wife
to touch smone with your lips
a person sb is having a sexual relationship with but who is not his/her wife/husband
the relationship between two people who are married, or the state of being married
the ceremony in which two people get married
if you marry smone, you become their husband or wife
a young woman
a man
a woman that a man has a sexual relationship with, even though he is married to smone else
the mother of your wife or husband
smone who lives next to you or near you
the son of your brother or sister, or the son of your husband's or wife's brother or sister
the daughter of your brother or sister, or the daughter of your wife's or husband's brother or sister
a family unit that consists only of a husband, wife and children
smone with whom you used to have a romantic relationship
a child who has no brothers or sisters
a child whose parents are both dead
smone's child or children - often used humorously
a brother or sister
to succeed in dealing with a difficult problem or situation
a family consisting of two people - husband and wife

spinster
stepbrother
stepchild
stepdaughter
stepfather
stepmother
stepsister
stepson
suicide
surrogate mother
spouse
kiss
lover
marriage
marry (to) sb
miss
mister
mistress
mother-in-law
neighbour
nephew
niece
nuclear family
old flame
only child
orphan
offspring
sibling
to cope with
two-person
childless family
uncle
unmarried
wedding
wedding dress
wedding guests
wedding present
widow
widower
wife
long distance
marriage

the brother of your mother or father, or the husband of your aunt


not married, single
a marriage ceremony, especially one with a religious service
a long dress, especially a white dress, worn at a traditional wedding
people who are invited to a wedding
a present which is given to bride and groom on wedding
a woman whose husband has died and who has not married again
a man whose wife has died and who has not married again
the woman that a man is married to

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from the moment


I set eyes on
love at first sight
to be close to
to be fond of
to be torn in two
to be wrong
on both counts
to break up with
to bring up
to chat up
to get along with
to give birth to
to grow up
to look after
to pick up
where (you) left off
to propose to
to take care of
to tell sb apart
let bygones
be bygones

from the first time I saw

a strong feeling of liking smone a lot when you see him/her the first time

to be near to sth in time, to be not far from sth, almost achieve your aim
to like sth, especially sth you have liked for a long time
to be unable to decide what to do because you have different feelings or different things
that you want
to be incorrect in every way, in several ways etc
to separate and not to live or work together any more
to look after and influence a child until he or she is grown up
to talk to smone in a way that shows you are sexually attracted to them
to have a friendly relationship
if a woman gives birth, she produces a baby from her body
to develop from being a child to being an adult
to take care of smone by helping them, giving them what they need, or keeping them safe
to start sth again exactly at the same point where you stopped
to ask smone to marry you, especially in a formal way
to look after
if you can tell two people or things apart, you can see the difference between them,
so that you do not confuse them (distinguish)
to forget something bad that someone has done to you and forgive them

to do sb a favour
to do ones best

to help smone
to try extremely hard to do sth

to do ones duty
to do justice to sb/sth

to do sth that is an obligation or is morally or legally right


to treat or represent smone or sth good, beautiful etc in a way
that is as good as they deserve
to act or behave in appropriate/inappropriate way
to arrange a meeting with sb, especially a social one
to become friendly with smone/to have sex with smone that you love
to draw up a legal document that says who you want your
money and property to be given to after you die
to attempt to do sth, especially when this involves
a lot of hard work or determination
to accept a situation which is not very good, and do whatever
you can to make it better
to impress smone
to cause problems, especially deliberately
to try to do sth, especially sth difficult
to choose or judge after a period of discussion or thought
to decide which of two or more choices is better,
especially after thinking for a long time
to succeed in advancing and moving forward on a job
to state that you will definitely do or provide sth or that sth
will definitely happen
to start sth again in a completely new and different way
after being unsuccessful
to become friendly with smone again after you have had an argument

to do right/wrong
to make a date
to make friends/love with
to make a will
to make an effort
to make the best of sth
to make an impression
to make trouble
to make an attempt
to make a decision
to make up ones mind
to make ones career
to make a promise
to make a fresh start
to make up with

friend
bachelor
fiance
fiancee
quarrel
household
spouse
two-person
childless family
sibling
marriage
to get engaged to
to take care of
to make up ones mind
to make an attempt

acquaintance
single
bridegroom (groom)
bride
row
extended family
partner
couple
brother/sister
wedding
to propose to
to look after
to make a decision
to make an effort


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companion
unmarried

wife

to bring up

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