succession to headship of a family
to keep away; to keep at a distance
patient's condition; pathology
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
well; properly; often; how (could you); why (would you)
(so miserable that it is) painful to look at; painful to watch
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
second generation; second; junior
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
business ability; business acumen
document (of proof); certificate; paper; bond; deed
allocation; appropriation
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
to seize; to impound; to garnish; to attach goods
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
trade; buying and selling
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
injured person; wounded person; casualty
with a fixed time; with a deadline
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
two adjoining rooms (connected by a sliding door)
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
skim reading; diagonal reading (e.g. as a simple code)
wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image