hereditary system; hereditary succession
firmly rooted; deep-seated
company; corporation; workplace
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
control; check; restraint; inhibition
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
so; like this; in this way
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
(some) more; even more; longer; further
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point