transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
hairy; thickly haired; shaggy
slim; slender; slight; delicate
creative work (e.g. artistic, literary)
beautiful boy; pretty boy; handsome boy
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
successive generations; successive emperors
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
succession to another's professional name
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
to provide; to arrange; to install
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
of inquiring mind; eager to study; enthusiastic in studying
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
to die by the roadside; to die a dog's death
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely