to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
older brother; elder brother
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
foothold; footing; position; standing; ground
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
establishment; settlement
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
meaning; significance; sense
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
beyond that point; after that
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to accept; to receive; to agree
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being