branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
(living on a) pension; annuity
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
well-balanced; considerate; of fine character
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
thought; consideration; thinking
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
undefeated; unbeatable; invincible
number of votes polled; poll votes
to nip (something) in the bud
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
assertion; declaration; affirmation