ancient times; distant past; antiquity
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
street; quarter; district; area
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
here and there; in places
to apply correspondingly; to correspond to; to be proportionate to; to conform to
impossible to do (although wants to)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
countermeasure; counter-measure
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
waist (the part of the pants located above the crotch); pant rise
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
touché; you've got me there
in use; occupied (e.g. toilet); engaged
interruption; suspension; break
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to rush over; to run up to
remembrance; recollection; recognition
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to play for time; to use delaying tactics
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
if so; in that case; in that situation
random firing; reckless firing; excessive issue
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately