legitimate; orthodox; traditional
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
female court attendant; court lady
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
construction; architecture (of buildings)
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
how many people; a number of people
remains; corpse; (dead) body
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
in the same way as; just like
to lay aside; to set aside
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
complacency about peace; naive belief in continued peace; ignorance of global conflict
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on