role; part; job; assignment
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
like...; similar to...; is like...; is similar to...
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
to hand over; to turn over; to cede
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to amuse oneself; to make merry
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
status elevation; upgrading; promotion
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
parent-child relationship
to lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness)
heir; inheritor; successor
grandfather; male senior-citizen
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
advocate; defender; champion; backer
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
what can you say?; what (more) can I say?; what more is there to say?; what's left to say?
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force
publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
good-for-nothing son; profligate son
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far