natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
... years old; age (of) ...
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
mother; motherboard; Mother (title of a senior nun); Mother Superior
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
great joy; delight; jubilation
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
party in full swing; party at its peak
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
rival; competitor; competition
curl; curly hair; ringlet
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation; for generations; from generation to generation
to serve; to work for; to attend
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
(clenched) fist; knuckles
(present) head of a family
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
one's house; one's home; one's family