regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
having ended; being resolved
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
exposure to wind; severe criticism
start of a romance; beginning of love
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
that is to say; so that means
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
scale; scope; plan; structure
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
very likely; very probable