critical (condition); serious
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
about; on; regarding; per; for every
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
large number (of); many; majority
pursuer; pursuing party; posse; (arch.) tailwind; (arch.) favorable wind; (arch.) fair wind
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back