mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
this, that and the other; this and that
the same kind; accomplice; partner
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
the other day; lately; recently
that's a different matter; that's a different story
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
magnanimity; tolerance; large eyes
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
difficult to ...; hard to ...
easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
even if not; even without
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
Chinese peacock (species of swallowtail butterfly, Papilio bianor)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
conditionally; with conditions attached
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
studies; schoolwork; classwork
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
winning a (legal) case; victory (in a legal case)