to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
to serve; to work for; to attend
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
very young; little; childish; immature
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
direct appeal; direct petition
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
without permission; without notice
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
about when; about what time; how soon
sons and daughters; children; girl
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
direct descent; direct line
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
collateral family; subsidiary line; affiliate; coset
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
medical treatment; medical care
declining birth rate; decline in the number of children; sub-replacement fertility
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
close; intimate; on good terms
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms
deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
family a woman has married into