family; members of a family
marriage proposal; marriage talks
to throw away; to abandon
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to make a speech; to address
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
both; both sides; both parties
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally