hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
disinheritance; disowning
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
very much; very many; more and more
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
armed might; military power; the sword; force
moderate; proper; just right
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
accidental death; casualty
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to be at a loss for words
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
society; public; community; social studies
difficult to ...; hard to ...
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
to unfold; to unroll; to open
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to stare back at; to look back at
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to make an appeal; to urge
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
even though it is not; despite not
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to be kind to; to treat kindly
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)