blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to gather; to collect; to assemble
older sister; elder sister
use; utilization; utilisation; application
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
anything and everything; just about everything
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to have a chill run down one's spine
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
epidemic; plague; pestilence
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
temporary; transitory; short-lived
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
optimism; taking an optimistic view
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
declaration; proclamation; announcement
thought; consideration; thinking
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
reality; actuality; hard fact
to bring back; to restore