1. Spouse
Does your spouse attend church with you?
It may be easier to get a long-term visa if your spouse is a citizen.
One should respect one's spouse.
If your spouse is a politician, then likely your name will also appear in the newspaper from time to time.
What does your spouse like to do that you don't like to do?
His spouse is a Japanese woman.
Mr. Pierre and his spouse really like my children; I really like their children too.
She was an excellent spouse who stood by him through poverty.
My spouse gave me a diamond ring for our third anniversary
In 60 percent of the households surveyed both spouses went out to work
Wait, so in the marriage of Kate Middleton and Prince William, who is the "royal spouse"?
More and more marriages end in divorce and more and more lone parents, usually mothers, have to bring up the children without their spouse's help.
This article applies to family members, including spouses, parents, sibilings and children.
I like to travel with my children and my spouse.
Every person would have the opportunity to be married - with a choice of at least ten possible spouses within three years of their age - and to be a parent.
2. companion
a travelling companion
My companion said that she was too tired to walk, let alone run.
Being very clever and gentle, this dog is a good companion to me.
He and his companion asked me to come along with them.
He was so vigorous in making love that his companion for the evening went down for the count.
My companion on the journey.
He is not much of a companion for his wife.
My travel companions I met on board of the ship were very nice and chatty.
It was while attempting to evade journalists that Diana was killed, along with her companion
If you travel with a friend, your companion gets free ticket
He lives a life alone, with only his cat as a companion
My gran says her cat is a good companion and she never feels alone when she’s in the house with her.
The best companion is someone who doesn’t speak.
If only I had had a companion, it would have been different.
I never imagined that I could be as contented as I am with you as my companion.
3. partner
a dancing/marriage partner
It's not as if an emissary from outer space will have slipped into school uniform and be loitering around seeking a partner.
Although the two boys disliked the partner of each other the beginning, they became good friends soon.
Japanese seem to prefer picking a marriage partner as much like themselves as possible, finding a job that provides security and slow but steady advancement, and putting money in the bank.
However not attacking your partner in sparring is not a kindness!
Although you can't make it as "the greatest person", you can still be the best person to your partner.
The most important thing in a relationship lies in how good your partner is to you, and not in how good they are themselves.
To my chief strategist, David Axelrod, who's been a partner with me every step of the way. To the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics! You made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what you've sacrificed to get it done.
Basing his conclusion of guilt on deductive reasoning, Sherlock Holmes ratted out his own partner, Watson.
The teacher and her partner took the people attending the wedding to a park.
When meeting a person for the first time, be sure to pay attention to the distance placed between yourself and your partner.
This rat, up until just now he was my partner and now he's gone and turned on me.
Is communication with a partner always easy? No, communication with a partner isn't always easy, but it's sometimes difficult.
Almost half the men in Great Britain regularly give chocolate to their partner, especially for their birthday.
Inglês palavra "伴侣"(partner) ocorre em conjuntos:
Family and Friends 家人和朋友 Jiārén hé péngyǒu