outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
several years; a few years
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to order; to command; to appoint
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
tendency; trend; inclination
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
how; in what way; how about
rather; better; instead; if anything
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
to gather; to collect; to assemble
matter in question; that matter; the matter; the issue
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
stagnation; hindrance; delay
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)