transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
reception room; parlor; parlour
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
to take over; to hand over
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
competent; suitable; qualified
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
doing a job; riding and sweating up a horse
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
simple honesty; tactless frankness
to sell off; to sell completely
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
amount of money; sum of money
of course; certainly; naturally
few decades; many decades; several decades
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree