one's real father; natural father; biological father
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
fortune in battle; luck in war; fate as a warrior
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
smoothly; easily; readily
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
knowing only one thing (and repeating it often); saying the only thing one knows (at every opportunity); repeating the only thing one knows
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
scripture; passage from scripture
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
one's own style; self-taught manner
under construction; in preparation
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
health checkup; (general) medical examination; physical examination
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories
world; society; people; the public
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
eating together; dining together; having a meal together
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
particular; hard to please; fussy
rationalist; practically minded person; pragmatist
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age