long time; several hours; long spell
joints; points (of a speech)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
self-torturing; masochistic
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
simply; merely; only; solely
rebellious phase; rebellious age
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
empress (consort); queen (consort)
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
nutrient; nutritional supplement; nutritional tonic
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
human kindness; human weakness
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down