to inherit; to succeed; to take over
traditional; conventional
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
edge of the eaves; house frontage
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
lately; recently; nowadays
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
(item of) equipment; accessories (bike, auto)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
when it becomes; when it comes to
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
notice; attention; observation
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on