blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
general idea; concept; notion
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
arbitration; intercession; mediation
both (people); the two of them
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
generously; liberally; magnanimously
tranquilizer; tranquiliser
check; restraint; oppression; repression
administration; medication; dosage
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
political organization (organisation)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
worst; worst-case (scenario)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
parts; accessories; components
to get a load off one's chest; to be relieved of a worry
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to pretend; to act (as if)
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words