custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
in one's own way or style
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
extremely dangerous; full of peril
it's no joke; gimme a break!
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
older sister; elder sister
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
rather than; more ... than ...
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
half portion; inexperienced; green; poor (work)
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers