to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
elder brother's wife; sister-in-law
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to keep away; to keep at a distance
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
likely loss; probable defeat
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
world; society; people; the public
right in the center (centre)
what time; (lit.) which hour
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
starting line; starting point
fair and square; open and aboveboard
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
in the end; on top of that
going to and fro; back and forth
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state