blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
decision; settlement; definition
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
very; much; greatly; a lot of
sense of values; values; value system
difference; discrepancy; variation
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
on countless occasions; many a time
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
negotiations; discussions; connection
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
point where one has to accept one's fate; point where one has to give up; state of resignation; resigned state
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
concession; conciliation; compromise
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense