literature; books (reference); document
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
family; relatives; dependents; household
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
order; command; directions; instructions
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
abuse; misuse; perversion
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
to be beneficial (to); to do (a person) good
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
carefree; free from worry
guess; speculation; supposition
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to bury; to embed; to implant
action; operation; effect; function
left breast; left side of the chest
(parasitic) host; landlord; innkeeper
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
middle of the night; dead of night
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
to make one's rounds; to patrol
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
infant; baby; little child
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)