blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale)
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
dividing line; parting (of the hair); partition; crisis; decisive moment
highly unpredictable; touch and go
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
interest; rights; concession
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
to be scared; to be afraid; to tremble with fear
to hit (someone) once; to give (someone) a punch; to intimidate (someone)
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
such; this sort of; like this
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
putting life into; animating; cheering up
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to brace one's core (e.g. when carrying something heavy); to bear down; to exert oneself; to push oneself; to pay generously (for); to splurge (on)
to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
dignitaries; very important persons; luminaries; big shots; VIPs