future (usually near); prospects
solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to be laughable; to be unrealistic
family; members of a family
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to engage in lively conversation
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
ancestor; forefather; foremother
surname; family name; last name
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
well-known; noted; celebrated
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
descendant; posterity; offspring
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
thought experiment; gedankenexperiment
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
foreign; abroad; overseas
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip