motherland; fatherland; native country
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
opinion; intention; thought
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
power; authority; jurisdiction
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker