to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
be (that) as it may; having said that
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
reason; cause; history; origin
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
strict order; peremptory command
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
when it becomes; when it comes to
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
same family (race, tribe)
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
end; tip; extremities; terminal
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed