Potentilla cryptotaeniae (species of flowering plant)
independence; self-reliance
blood vessel; blood relationship
accursed; damned; blasted
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
marriage proposal; marriage talks
to take away; to carry away
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
cache; place to hide something
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
to alert; to get one's attention; to draw one's attention
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
to come face to face (with)
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
(not) so much; (not) that much
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
with a rattling sound; with a (gentle) clinking sound; rapping (on a door); (cooking) at a simmer; (boiling) gently; (bubbling) lightly
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
to take up space; to occupy space
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
to demand gratitude; to make a favour of something; to remind of a favour done to someone; to emphasize the favour one has done
to become misty; to become hazy
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
joint together; opposite; facing
to warm (up); to heat (up)
moderate; proper; just right