related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
biological parent; real parent
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
beyond help; there's nothing that can be done
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
one chance; only opportunity
consideration; taking into account
second day of the month; two days
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
close; intimate; on good terms
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
complete; whole; perfect; safe
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
flawless; absolute perfection
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
very young; little; childish; immature
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
directly opposite; right in front
to think too much; to be over-concerned