to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
many; numerous; various; large number of
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
chair; stool; post; office; position
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
turmoil; chaos; confusion
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
direct descent; direct line
(somebody's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
in succession; one by one
death from disease; death from illness
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to continue (going along some trend)
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
retirement (from the world); seclusion
indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice
war clouds; threat of war
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery