to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
great cause; moral law; justice
scene; spectacle; sight; view
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
older brother and younger sister
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
that's true; of course; obviously
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
deceased; late; dead; departed
secret; private; surreptitious
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
area of holiday homes; area of villas
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
cannot be helped; unavoidable
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to blaze; to burn brightly
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
order; directive; instructions; command
all the officials, both military and civil
to collect; to assemble; to gather
accession to the throne; enthronement
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
stupid; dim-witted; dense; dull; obtuse; slow
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way; to grow freely (e.g. of weeds)