fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
blood vessel; blood relationship
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
control; management (e.g. of a business)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
hairy; thickly haired; shaggy
slim; slender; slight; delicate
creative work (e.g. artistic, literary)
beautiful boy; pretty boy; handsome boy
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
successive generations; successive emperors
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
succession to another's professional name
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to provide; to arrange; to install
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
occurrence; happening; incident; event
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight