successor; replacement; second wife
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to be badly made; to fail
to feel a chill run down one's spine
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
removing one's hat; admiring someone greatly; "taking off one's hat" to someone
way (of doing); manner; method; means
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
it is not (like that) either
homeroom; form room; form class
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
by myself; in person; by oneself
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
surely (not); certainly (not)
beginning; outset; first; onset
forcibly; against one's will
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
mobilization; mobilisation
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
one may well say so, but ...; even more than