consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
fiend for work; workaholic; career-minded person
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
heir; inheritor; successor
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
transcendence; excellence; superiority
goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
direct descent; direct line
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
elder brother's wife; sister-in-law
viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
pace; rate; pitch (i.e. angle, space, field, sound, etc.); pitch (from distilling petroleum, tar, etc.); pitch (football, rugby); playing field
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
several times (as large, over)
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
to fall onto; to happen; to befall