civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
property; fortune; assets
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
heir; inheritor; successor
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
messenger; envoy; emissary
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
massing (of troops); gathering
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to send or direct a person to
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough