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
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
medical care; medical treatment
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
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
difficult to ...; hard to ...
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
close; intimate; on good terms
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
family a woman has married into
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
this occasion; at this time; now
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate