to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
respect and affection; love and respect
older brother and younger sister
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
messenger; envoy; emissary
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
to turn against; to become an enemy
nonetheless; nevertheless; but; (and) yet
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
our country; our land; one's own country
to pretend; to act (as if)
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
rule; reign; peaceful times
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally