firstborn; first child; eldest child
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 reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
rule; reign; peaceful times
huge rock; firmness; solidity
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
such; like that; that sort of; very
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
boat to transport mud; (fictional) boat made of (dried) mud
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
sending home; repatriation; deportation
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to stiffen; to become stiff
mysterious fish; strange fish
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling