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
arrogant; haughty; insolent
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
genuine article; real thing; real deal
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
social; societal; societary
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
to triumph; to be elated with success
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to prostrate oneself (before)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
to make a fuss over; to pamper; to spoil; to indulge; to flatter (with attention)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
these guys; these fellows
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
soon; shortly; before long
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement