in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
death from disease; death from illness
to be blessed with children
comparatively; relatively
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
vacant post; vacancy; post in name only
direct descent; direct line
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
bringing up (one's daughter) like a princess
custom; habit; customary practice
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
easy to deal with; tractable; manageable
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
too much for one to handle; unmanageable; uncontrollable
willpower; energy; vitality
troublesome; annoying; complicated
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
although I say; although one might say; although called
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view