to inherit; to succeed; to take over
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
gentle; mild; meek; tender
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
man; male; masculine gender
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
self-flattery; singing one's own praises
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
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
sincere; honest; faithful
ability; capability; competence; skill
in good health; alive and well; going strong
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
shunning; ostracism; exclusion; flick (of one's finger; to express disgust, scorn, disapproval, etc.)
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
commerce; trade; business
particularly; only; in the case of