RELATIONSHIP

 

To adore To be after sb To be besotted with sb, to get off with sb (infml)

To be infatuated with sb To be keen on sb To be mad about sb

To be madly in love To dote on sb To fall in love

To empathise with sb, empathy to fall for sb To have a crush on sb

To love sb blind/deeply/dearly/passionately

 

Love: blind, deep profound/sincere/true, platonic, undying, unrequited

 

Love at first sight To put sb as one’s top priority in life To think the world of sb

To worship sb To worship the ground sb walks on

 

COURTING & ENGAGEMENT

 

To confide in sb To date sb (AmE), to get the right date, to arrange a blind date

To go out with sb To feel desperate for love

To get on really well with sb To feel warm towards sb

To feel close to each other To flirt with sb

 

SEPARATION

 

To commit adultery/to cheat on sb/to two-time sb To drift away from each other

To drift apart/split up/live apart To divorce/ to get divorced/to get a divorce

To go off/to fall out of love/to fall out with sb To grow apart

To have some flings (infml) To let s.o. down

To leave sb for sb/to walk out on sb/to desert sb To separate

To split up

 

Marriages: break down/up, crush, crumble, go on the rocks, bite the dust (infml & humour)

 

MARRIAGE GUIDANCE COUNCIL

 

Counselor To accuse sb of sth

To blame sb for sth To be a bundle of nerves

To be sore about sth (AmE) To be deeply hurt by sth/sb

To be/get sulky about sth To be compatible/incompatible with sb

To be bogged down with children/routine To be chained to one’s house

To be in the right/to be in the wrong To be left on the shelf

To be under sb’s thumb To bicker for sth/about sth with sb

To cause trouble To cement/strengthen (a family, relationship)

To come to the end of one’s tether/to come to the end of one’s rope (AmE)

To commit oneself; commitment To curb one’s feelings

To do one’s fair share around the house To drive sb to tears

To have friction in the family To have a rough time (at work, at home)

To kick up a fuss/a row (infml) To make an old flame

To put up with sth To rekindle a romance with (the daddy of the baby)

To see sb’s side of things To talk back/take to snap at sb

 

A brawl A clash/a conflict A squabble

 

Husband: henpecked/twitchy/domesticated

Wife: dominating/overpowering/termagant, subvissive/homely, financially (in)dependent

An involved relationship Man-woman relationship

A bachelor A single

A spinster Unmarried

 

A blended family A closely-knot family An immediate family A nuclear family

 

The two sides of one’s family/both sides of the house In the family circle/with one’s people (infml)

Relatives on one’s fathers/mother’s side Siblings