system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
system; organization; organisation; architecture
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
notice; attention; observation
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
ancestor; forefather; foremother
obedience; submission; resignation
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
influence; clout; leverage
simply put; putting it simply; in short
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
to revere; to respect; to worship
all (there is); as long as there is
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
virile; tough; masculine; intense