successive generations; successive emperors
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
choices; alternatives; options
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
price; cost; charge; consideration (in a contract)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
charming; fascinating; attractive
proposal; proposition; suggestion
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
considerably; fairly; quite
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to not take seriously; to take lightly
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall