(a person's) family background; lineage
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
way; method; means; resource; course
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
even though; despite; notwithstanding
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
intelligence or information network
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
intimidation; threat; bluster
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
not hard to... (in certain circumstances, it would be possible)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary
fourth day of the month; four days
slightly early; just before
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to apologize for a long neglect of friends (apologise)
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
hot topic; talk of the town
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
outstandingly; extraordinarily; exceptionally