taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
dwelling; house; residence; address
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
duty; function; office; mission; task
estimate (of costs); budget
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
last night; yesterday evening
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
complete recovery; healing
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to run about trying to escape
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to be sacked; to be dismissed
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training