business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
settlement; solution; resolution
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
what kind of; what sort of; what
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
in the end; at the end of the day
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
in succession; one after another
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
total; totalling; adding up; comprehensive; all-inclusive; all-encompassing
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love