taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
not long has passed since ...
chain; series; connection; linkage
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
to use one's own money; to pay for from one's own pocket
in the end; at the end of the day
impiety; unbelief; infidelity
clapping and cheering; applause
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
head; brains; intellect; understanding
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
being the runner-up; finishing second
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation; for generations; from generation to generation
present (brought by a visitor); gift
when it comes to; concerning
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
to drink too much and lose self-control
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
also known as; also called
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
disputed territory; conflict area
to give a round of applause; to applaud
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
dispute; conflict; trouble; unrest; strife
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
atrocity; (arch.) treason