direct descent; direct line
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
collateral family; subsidiary line; affiliate; coset
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
medical treatment; medical care
declining birth rate; decline in the number of children; sub-replacement fertility
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
close; intimate; on good terms
falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms
deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
family a woman has married into
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
this occasion; at this time; now
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
three generations; three periods; third generation
king's younger brother; royal brother
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
other side; opposite side; other party