twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
moving tale; impressive tale
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
collateral family; subsidiary line; affiliate; coset
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
second rank; second place
to move up (e.g. date, rank, order); to be advanced; to be carried (of a number in addition)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
spouse; wife; husband; partner
to not believe one's ears
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to surge (water or waves)
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
next morning; following morning
(being beholden to someone for a favor of) a night's lodging and a meal
to remain; to stay (somewhere)