possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
treatment; service; handling; management
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
preface; introduction; preamble
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
definite; certain; decided; fixed; settled
to tower above; to stand out
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming
one's pupil; one's student; one's follower
self-; from (a time or place)
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
without permission; without notice
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
homecoming; return to one's home
otherwise; or else; if not
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
an unsettled course of action; (orders or laws) being revised often with no guiding principles
point of an argument; drift of an argument
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
personal feelings; self-interest
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to