descendant; progeny; offspring
color scheme; colour scheme
infancy; childhood; tender age
comfort; consolation; diversion
to mind; to care; to worry
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to spread; to be propagated
waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint
pleat; pleats; plait; plaits
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
a little tight; a little snug; a little strong; a little harsh
guidance; leadership; leading the way
right (to do something); authority; power
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
day after day; day by day
about this time; about now
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
solution; solution strategy
outside world; physical world
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
entreaty; appeal; petition
social life; social intercourse
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
discipline; training; teaching manners
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
distant place; faraway location; far away
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening