ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
conception; fertilization; fertilisation
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
sudden shower; sudden downpour
drinking party; banquet; feast
height (of summer, party, etc.); (in) full swing
(United States of) America; USA
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to cut corners; to be shoddy
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
armed forces; military; troops
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
good-for-nothing; worthless
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
though one didn't intend (expect) to
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to