questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
burial clothes; clothes worn to commit suicide
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
mother of a holy person; Holy Mother; Virgin Mary; Our Lady
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
the four great sages (Buddha, Christ, Confucius, Socrates)
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
first generation; founder
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
meeting; happening across
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
blood vessel; blood relationship
shall ...; to assume; to suppose