equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
be (that) as it may; having said that
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
the relation of master to servant
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
a little bit; a little while
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
official copy of the family register
identical (of twins); monozygotic; unioval; uniovular
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
being rampant; domination
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
document; official papers
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
insertion; incorporation; infixing
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
superiority complex; sense of superiority
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on