to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
foreign; abroad; overseas
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
stock; products; goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
hidden treasure; treasured article
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
out of place artifact; OOPArt
buried gold; buried treasure
Ark of the Covenant (Judaism); tabernacle (Catholicism)
treasure; precious article; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
means of transportation; transport service
one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke
married woman; another's wife
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
settlement; solution; resolution
bloomers; (girls') gym shorts
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity