inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
our country; our land; one's own country
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
tide; current; tendency; trend
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
aristocracy system; aristocracy
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
severe; strict; tough; hard
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to some extent; to a certain extent
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
generation; lifetime; age
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
political measures; policy
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
of course; certainly; naturally
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start