may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
in succession; one by one
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age
too much; excessively; too
many children; large family
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
very likely; very probable
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
important post; important office; key position
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
having children; attempting to conceive
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming