interior; inside; internal
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
direct descent; direct line
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
collateral family; subsidiary line; affiliate; coset
crown; diadem; bottle cap
royal prince; crown prince's younger brother
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
same generation; one's generation
branch (of a river); tributary; branch; offshoot; something not mainstream
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
incident; affair; happening; event
order of seats; seating precedence; class standing
in the same manner as before; the same as always
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
internal conditions; true state of affairs
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
if you think about it; come to think of it
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture