understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
direct descent; direct line
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
long time; long interval; for quite some time
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
heir; inheritor; successor
ten-year-old; ten year old
to care for someone; to look after someone
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to get tired out; to be exhausted
literally; to the letter; literal
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
wide-open; frank; open; candid
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
since one was born; (in) all one's life
charming; fascinating; attractive
invitation; introduction; temptation
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
(distant) howling; howl; backbiting; criticizing someone behind their back
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
round; spherical; circular
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk