to be handed down from generation to generation
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to happen upon (someone or something); to happen to meet
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
to get between; to be caught in
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
to be greedy; to be avaricious; to want badly; to desire intensely; to covet
to go back to square one; to make a fresh start; to be back where one started
to nod off (while sitting); to doze off; (lit.) to row a boat
at the very least; at the very most; as a bare minimum; minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.)
flight; desertion; escape
day of month; counter for days
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
to strike dead; to beat to death
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
bet; wager; stake; gamble
dependent on luck; matter of luck
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase
recreation; diversion; relaxation
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
to break; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated (with); to be crazy (about)
symptoms; condition (of a patient)