origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
appointing someone to a position of trust; entrusting someone with an important position; making much of
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
sons and daughters; children; girl
infancy; childhood; tender age
literary and military arts; the pen and the sword
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
of tender years; very young
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
audience with someone of high rank (e.g. the emperor)
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
to hold fast; to protect to the end
this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure
story; tale; talk; discussion
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
exquisite flavor (flavour); delectable flavor; delicious flavor; delicacy; delectable dish
confections; sweets; candy; cake
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to someone in person
innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
victory depends on the turn of fortune; winning and losing are both down to luck
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be full of pride; to be boastful
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest