Meanings

nepotism

gilt-edged securities

isolation transformer

dependent arising

chance encounter (worth treasuring)

everything is preordained

crony capitalism

hard work gone unnoticed

special adoption

inland sea

don't try to force good things to happen

sororate marriage

person with a special relationship (e.g. in inheritance)

of good omen

leading edge (wing, propeller, etc.)

trailing edge

being superstitious

insulating oil

blood relative

jade plant (Crassula ovata)