direct descent; direct line
spirit world; underworld; other world; supernatural world; different dimension
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
blood vessel; blood relationship
town; city; municipal; urban
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
occupation; calling; livelihood
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
(present) head of a family
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to be ill; to suffer from
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
yin-yang diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to fight to the bitter end
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
difference; variation; difference
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
evident; plain; distinct; clear
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
remainder; the rest; what is left
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
prosperity; thriving; flourishing