baton (of command); order; command; direction
property; fortune; means; assets
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
dregs; lees; grounds; sediment
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
thoroughbred (horse); person of lineage; blue-blood
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
power; authority; jurisdiction
transfer; assignment; conveyance
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
vacant post; vacancy; post in name only
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
heirship; (claim) the (right of) succession; one's inheritance rights
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
former husband; late husband
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
independence; self-reliance
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)