private funds; own funds; private property
will; testament; last request
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
(in) his way; peculiar to him
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
generation; the world; the age
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
to be at a loss for words
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to take over; to hand over
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
prognosis; aftereffects; recuperation; convalescence
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to follow another's example
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to fly into a jealous rage; to go mad with jealousy
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
in that way; like that; that way
whether or not; presence or absence
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
impossible to do (although wants to)