knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
reality; actuality; hard fact
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
being startled; getting a shock
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
burning at the stake; burning to death
to kill by burning to death
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
orthodoxy; (Greek) orthodox church
order of chivalry; chivalric order
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
otherwise; if not; or else
illegitimate child; bastard; love child
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
heir; inheritor; successor
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
plural; multiple; several
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly