senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to take over; to hand over
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
many; numerous; various; large number of
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
complete change; about-face
tool; implement; means; furniture
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to entrust; to leave to a person
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
directly opposite; right in front
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to hand over; to surrender
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing