a few years ago; some years back
death from disease; death from illness
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
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
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
loyal retainer; loyal subject
to keep away; to keep at a distance
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
whispered conversation; whispering
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
law and order; (official) discipline
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
strict order; peremptory command
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to jump up and down; to hop
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret