to triumph; to be elated with success
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
if so; in that case; in that situation
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
speculation; thinking; meditation
to try all possible means
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
self-examination; reflection
sincere; earnest; serious
resentment; indignation; anger
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
mixed race; mixed parentage
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
representative; exemplary; model
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to grimace; to make a wry face
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
one's own flesh and blood; blood relative; kinsman; flesh and bone; (one's) body
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
madness; craziness; insanity
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to cross the line; to go too far
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
older sister and younger brother
surrounding at a distance
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to behave well (of a child)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on