state of the war; war situation
to be at a loss; to be in a corner
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
long ago; already; a long time ago
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
too much; excessively; too
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
way of speaking; intimation
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
false charge; slander; defamation
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to shoot down; to win; to gain
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
capable of anything; liable to do
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to have a narrow escape from death
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely