to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
average; ordinary; normal
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
(necessary) personnel; required person
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
outsider; someone outside of a group
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
overlooking; turning a blind eye
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to blame; to find fault with
to pick a fight (with); to find fault (with)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
showing one's face in public; facing another person
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to increase in value; to gain prestige
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
decoration; ornament; trimmings
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
reform; reformation; reorganization
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
mental derangement; madness; insanity
to start something; to have started something, but not yet finished it
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
antisocial; contrary to public order or morality; offensive; sociopathic; immoral; obscene
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back