measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
the opposite sex; isomerism
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
to repeatedly admonish; to tell over and over
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
now that you say that; now that you mention it
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
first generation; founder
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
senior; veteran; old-timer
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
maintenance; preservation; improvement
chief; main; principal; important
control; management; supervision
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
arrest; apprehension; capture
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
process; course; mechanism
casualties; the killed and wounded
open; public; official; overt
condolence call; visiting a bereaved family to offer condolences