extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
heirship; (claim) the (right of) succession; one's inheritance rights
vassalization; vassalisation
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
economic bloc; ecosystem (of services, goods, etc. within a company or consortium)
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
right of succession; right to the throne
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
probability; likelihood; chances
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
influential person; man of importance
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
successive generations; successive emperors
still; even now; to this day
open (attitude, etc.); openhearted; frank; open (space); spacious
preface; introduction; preamble
continuation; succession; series; continuous
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)