taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
amount of money; sum of money
clear writing; specification
stagnation; hindrance; delay
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to blame; to find fault with
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
tool; implement; means; furniture
how long; how far; how much
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
gently (of the wind); softly
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
store; reserve; stock; savings
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow