blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
close; intimate; on good terms
weight training; muscle training
at a moment's notice; readily
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
Island; insula; island; islet
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
long ago; previous; of a former age
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
sharp sighted; easily awakened
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
feeling keenly; fully realizing
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
spider's thread; spider silk
isolation; being alone; being friendless
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
last days; the end; one's fate
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
authenticity; credibility
ecstatic; ecstatically; splitting headache
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
raging fire; conflagration
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)