natural; intrinsic; from birth
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
powerful person; influential person
to be blessed with children
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
person blessed with many children
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to put one's life on the line
peril; danger; hazard; distress
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to value; to prize; to honor; to respect
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to live through; to survive
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
to gain strength; to have energy
admiration; wonder; astonishment
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
function; facility; faculty; feature
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
survival; survivor; relic
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
to laugh away; to laugh off
charming; fascinating; attractive
to push aside; to brush aside
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
to drug (someone, food, drink)
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify