strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to awake from one's sleep
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
system; institution; organization; organisation
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
paternal line; father's side of the family
to differ; to vary; to disagree
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
the next child; second child
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to be pregnant; to be with child
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
to be impressed; to greatly admire
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
soldering iron; hot iron; brand; mark; stigma
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
penalty; sentence; punishment
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)