similarly; same (idea); same (name)
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
at some point in the past; at some stage
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
influence; clout; leverage
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to shut in; to confine; to contain
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
secret; private; surreptitious
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
only recently; just of late
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
decently; gracefully; plausibly; politely; tactfully; discreetly
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring