disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
in deep black; in jet black
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to smear with blood; to kill
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; pride; haughtiness; arrogance
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
death (of an emperor); demise
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
blunder; slip; error; error
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
breach of faith; breach of trust; act of disloyalty
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
narrow-mindedness; intolerance; illiberality; narrowness
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
this is why; this means; it is the case that
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to say (something) over one's shoulder