stratification; hierarchization; layering; tiering
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
to let one's hair hang down
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
descendant; posterity; offspring
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
to detain; to check; to restrain
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
social awareness (e.g. in fiction)
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
cruise; navigation; sailing
to get (become) acquainted; to get to know; to get (become) intimate with; to become friendly with; to become friends
tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation; chagrin
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
important matter; matters of weight
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)