to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
boy; son; baby boy; young man
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to approach; to draw near
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
older brother; elder brother
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
together; at the same time; same; identical
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
life; living; I; me; student
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to be conspicuous; to stand out