direct descent; direct line
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
imbecility; feeblemindedness; dark
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
inside one's heart; in one's mind
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to stereotype; to squeeze into a pattern; to regiment
sense of humour (humor); funny bone
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
ability; capability; skill
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
continuation; succession; series
external pressure; foreign threat
preparation; provision; guarding
diversion; putting something to another use
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
that is to say; so that means
to hold fast; to protect to the end
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
all (there is); as long as there is
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
simple honesty; tactless frankness
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy