head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
the same generation; coeval
that is to say; so that means
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
proper; right; reasonable
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
older sister; elder sister
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
present; gift; to give a present or gift
psychic trauma; psychological trauma
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to escape from; to get out
to face; to go towards; to head towards
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line