inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
soldier; tactician; strategist
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
final; eventual; ultimate
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to lie down; to throw oneself down
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
summer cloud; summer clouds
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
capitulation; surrender; treaty signed under coercion
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
to sniff out; to get wind of
to make use of; to lend money
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
owner of a hermitage; abbess; prioress; nun in charge of a Buddhist convent
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
shady; underhanded; questionable
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
port city; harbor city; harbour city