heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
originally; by nature; from the start
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
right of succession; right to the throne
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to rush over; to run up to
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
to become desperate; to give in to despair
dullard; indecisive person
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
heir; inheritor; successor
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
feats of arms; military exploits; distinguished military service
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
plural; multiple; several
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
pair; the two; both persons; both things
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
(not) even once; (not) ever
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")