is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
beyond this point; from now on; after this
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
price increase; rise in price
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
different (from); not the same (as)
independence; self-reliance
hours of operation (machine, etc.); uptime
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
three generations; three periods; third generation
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
first generation; founder
command; lead; generalship; leadership
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
alternation of generations
will not do; do not; does not
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
factory; plant; mill; workshop
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
action of making something; -ification
favorite; favourite; habitually used
left in a state of neglect; left to go to ruin; left to run wild (e.g. of a garden)
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless