cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
to set on fire; to ignite
three days and three nights
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
leadership; initiative; spearhead
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
everything; anything; nothing
the last drop makes the cup run over; too much of a good thing; less is more
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
sinner; evildoer; wrongdoer
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
second generation; second; junior
(somebody's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
(present) head of a family
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
previous mention; mentioning previously
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
to investigate; to examine
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
guidance; protective custody
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.