a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
collateral family; subsidiary line; affiliate; coset
of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
property; fortune; means; assets
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
(social) position; status
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
a few years ago; some years back
benefiting from the fame or influence of a parent; riding a parent's coat-tails
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
personal grudge; personal enmity
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
even so; anyhow; at any rate
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
piece; fragment; one (object)
number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
to be too numerous; to be too much
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
reopening; resumption; restarting
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)