consensus; collective will; collective opinion
blood relationship; blood relative
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
within the year; before the year is out
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
to catch the eye; to attract attention
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
steadfast loyalty; unwavering devotion; remaining faithful to the end; show of loyalty; display of devotion; act of loyalty
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
(a person's) family background; lineage
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
beyond oneself; beyond one's ability; exceeding one's power
experience is the best teacher; custom makes all things easy; you learn best by doing; practice makes perfect; (lit.) it is better to grow accustomed than to be taught
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer