blood relationship; blood relative
to tower over the surroundings
weird; disgusting; sickening
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
sports-minded; sports-oriented
personal grudge; personal enmity
confusion; mixing; merger
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow; making a rod for one's own back
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark)
self-examination; reflection
spite; frustration; vexation
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
to clear up; to become cloudless
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
reciprocal; mutual; mutually beneficial
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
maker; builder; creator; farmer
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
viewing as a problem; problematizing
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
senior; veteran; old-timer
underclasses; poorest segment of the population; the poor
to impose a punishment (on); to punish
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
wearing thick clothes; dressing warmly
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
having a crush on someone
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
taste; feel on the tongue; manner; demeanour; demeanor
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
human resources; man-power resources
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
whole day and night; 24 hours
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend