I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
it's not a problem; it's not a big deal; (person or thing) can be easily beaten or bettered (by one)
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
to be stripped of all one's clothes; to lose everything one has
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
right (to do something); authority; power
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
deterioration; changing for the worse
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
war damage; ravages of war; horrors of war
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
to invite in; to show someone in
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
proposal; offer; request; application
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear