out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
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
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
foreign; abroad; overseas
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
freedom; free man; free woman
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
path staked out for one (by somebody else)
to extend (e.g. a house); to add to (e.g. coals to a fire)
to be harmonious; to get on well; to be intimate or close
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to crawl out of; to creep out of
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
social; societal; societary
to cut corners; to be shoddy
basis; based on; conformance; conformity; authority (of); standard
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
overtime pay; overtime money; overtime payment
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors