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
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
right (to do something); authority; power
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
original intention; initial resolution
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
to have a talk; to tell a story
notice; attention; observation
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
the last moment; the very end
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
(political) power; authority; influence
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)