house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
(political) power; authority; influence
strength; power; proficiency; ability
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
power balance; balance of power
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
family a woman has married into
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.)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to affect; to impact; to influence
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
natural; reasonable; understandable
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
cold; coldness; chilliness
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
export; exportation; efferent
bare livelihood; subsistence
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for