inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
it is simply common courtesy to clean up after yourself; a bird does not foul the nest it is about to leave; on leaving a place one should see that all is in good order
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
stop it!; enough!; cut it out
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
forcibly; against one's will
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it