right to choose; a say; option
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
simply; merely; only; solely
to find fault with; to question
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
meaning; connotation; denotation
to some extent; to a certain extent
to draw the line; to set a boundary; to make a clear distinction
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
only recently; just of late
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to harm; to cause harm to
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to rank next to; to come after
leader; guide; mentor; coach
older brother; elder brother
blood relationship; blood relative
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
concealment; suppression; hiding
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl