to make light of; to ignore; to slight
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
to become better; to improve
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to be born; to come into the world
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
several times; once or twice
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
matter of time; question of time
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
going straight on; going straight ahead
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
reinforcement; strengthening
to pass (of time); to elapse
to some extent; to a certain extent
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to be kind to; to treat kindly
indeed; really; truly; very much
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous