to be born; to come into the world
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
if so; in that case; in that situation
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
in succession; one by one
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
half-sibling (with a different mother)
political measures; policy
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
older brother and younger sister
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
prohibition; inhibition; ban
recommendation; endorsement
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
example; illustration; precedent
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)
Son of God; child of an emperor
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
mating; crossbreeding; cross-fertilization; cross-fertilisation
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to be perturbed; to be agitated
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by