... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; superb
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
calm; composed; cool; quiet
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
strategy meeting; council of war
to laugh away; to laugh off
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
property; fortune; assets
honor; honour; credit; prestige
craving; longing; thirsting
individual; private person; personal; private
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
opposite; reverse; contrary
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
fertilization; fertilisation; impregnation; pollination; insemination
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
pregnancy; conception; gestation
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
ancestor; forefather; foremother
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
world; society; people; the public
father and mother; parents
(brother and sister) born of a different mother