eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
founder; originator; pioneer
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
descendant; progeny; offspring
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
management; administration; operation
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
influence; clout; leverage
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
under development; in development
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
question of where responsibility lies; issue of where liability lies; question of who is responsible
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
research institute; (research) laboratory
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
how long; how far; how much
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)
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position