to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
(not so) much; (not) very
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
revival; restoration; resuscitation
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
weave; weaving; woven item
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
sender; consignor; remitter
clear writing; specification
repentance; confession; penitence