explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
remaining heat; residual excitement; lingering enthusiasm
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
general; popular; common; typical
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
society; public; community; social studies
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
very likely; very probable
boy; son; baby boy; young man
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion