blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
really; truly; indeed; good grief
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
ex-husband; former husband
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
incompetent; have no merit
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
man; male; masculine gender
several years; a few years