thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nothing but; except; no more than
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
first generation; founder
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
statue; picture; picture revealing character
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
domestic affairs; internal administration
ability; capability; skill
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
woman; female; feminine gender
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
chasing after women; womanizing
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry