to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
interruption; suspension; break
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
property; fortune; assets
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
dispersion; separation; scattering; breakup
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
rule; government; administration
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
performance of one's official duties
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
to take charge during someone's absence
foreign enemy; outside invader
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless