the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
chaps (in the skin); cracks
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to wash again; to reconsider
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
foster sibling; foster brother; foster sister
to extend (e.g. a house); to add to (e.g. coals to a fire)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
household economy; family finances
biological parent; real parent
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
like a part of the family
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
three generations; three periods; third generation
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
growth period; period of rapid growth
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
rival candidate; rival; opponent; rival horse
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)