I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
people; citizens; subjects; folk
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
the whole area; all areas
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
central stalk of a dried rice plant
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
to find out; to discover; to locate
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)