sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
not at all inferior to; compare favorably (with); being even better than; rivalling; surpassing
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
doting (on one's children); (overly) fond; indulgent; adoring parent; doting parent
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
parent-child relationship
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
rival; competitor; competition
ingenuity; resourcefulness
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
understanding person; supporter
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
successive generations; successive emperors
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake