prudent; thoughtful; discreet
persevering; very patient
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
strong person; the strong; the powerful
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
danger; peril; hazard; risk
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to get one's head around; to think about
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to grow up; to become an adult
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
being postponed; being repeatedly put off; being delayed
older brother; elder brother
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
heir; inheritor; successor
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
decluttering; clearing out past accumulation; minimalism
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)