heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
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
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to order; to command; to appoint
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
military affairs; military people
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
that's true; of course; obviously
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
government office; public office
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
sports-minded; sports-oriented
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to recall; to remember; to recollect
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said