heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
property; fortune; assets
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
senior leadership; senior leader; upper echelon (of power); top-ranking officer
rack; ruck (rugby); lac; luck
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to smash violently; to crush
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
incident; affair; happening; event
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
older brother; elder brother
about; concerning; related to; -ish
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving