to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of
brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
arrogant; haughty; insolent
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
domestic affairs; internal administration
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
baton (of command); order; command; direction
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to some extent; to a certain extent
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
final; eventual; ultimate
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
topic of discussion; agenda
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
reigning; controlling; dictating
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
hostility; animosity; enmity
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
difficult to ...; hard to ...
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court