left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
inquiry; query; enquiry; query (of a database)
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to flare up; to fly into a rage
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to have a talk; to tell a story
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to mind; to care; to worry
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
obedience; submission; resignation
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)