friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
adopted daughter; foster daughter
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
bed and food; eating and sleeping
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
regret; repentance; remorse
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
rather than; more ... than ...
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
too (much); overly; excessively
close; intimate; on good terms
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably