to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
internal conditions; true state of affairs
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
alone; unaided; away from home
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to dye; to colour; to color
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to talk; to carry meaning
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery