to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
so what!; who gives a damn?
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
performance of one's official duties
... years old; age (of) ...
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
self-; from (a time or place)
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
to make (someone) drink; to force to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN