to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
direct control; direct supervision
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
(present) head of a family
cold reception; inhospitality
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to turn against; to become an enemy
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
because of; owing to; due to
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
like this; this sort; this way
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to flare up; to fly into a rage
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...