to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
decline; fall; decay; withering
property; fortune; means; assets
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
ability; capability; skill
personal feelings; self-interest
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
present; gift; to give a present or gift
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
difficult to ...; hard to ...
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
the same generation; coeval
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
transport; transportation
love for (one's) family; family love; familial love
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after