past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
to invite in; to show someone in
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
you (plural); all of you; you all
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
head; brains; intellect; understanding
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
religious organization; religious organisation
members; member; constituent
same family (race, tribe)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
descendant; posterity; offspring
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
environment; circumstance
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
this world; this life; world of the living
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
vulgar; mean; base; coarse; crude
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness