inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
support (e.g. of one's dependents); maintenance
government worker; public servant; civil servant
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
government office; public office
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
(that's) no good, is it?; dislike (on social media, etc.); thumbs-down; downvote
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
continuing one's education into university
meanwhile; in the meantime
married man or woman; housekeeping
police officer; policeman; constable
to entrust; to leave to a person
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
bad habit; bad custom; evil practice; vice
to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
that; the matter in question
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)