this family; our family; this house; we
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something, etc.); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.); person who is stuck (in a place or situation)
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
rule; reign; government; governing
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
as before; as ever; as it was originally
base; basis; bedrock; platform
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
principal; capital; income-producing assets
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
security; guarantee; collateral; guarantee (e.g. of safety)
(written) contract; agreement
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
one's house; one's home; one's family
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
declaration; proclamation; announcement
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
to borrow; to rent; to lease; to charter
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
reserve; reticence; unfriendliness; estrangement
connection; link; relationship
price; cost; value; worth; value
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
(pent-up) anger; indignation; resentment; irritation
having no way to relieve (one's grief, mortification, etc.); unable to give vent to (one's anger)
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to try all possible means