successive generations; successive emperors
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
by means of; due to; because of; according to
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
simply; merely; only; solely
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
Europeans and Americans; Westerners
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
should; must; -able; probably; likely
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
honour; honor; glory; privilege