previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
bringing up (one's daughter) like a princess
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
a moment; a minute; an instant; stubborn; obstinate
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
occurrence; happening; incident; event
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to jar; to creak; to grate
hoarse voice; husky voice
by itself; automatically; naturally
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge