to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
contradiction; inconsistency
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
various countries; various regions; various provinces
inheritance dispute; succession dispute
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
to backfire; to have a harmful result
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to die; to decease; to perish; to pass away
credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
papier-mâché; something that looks good superficially; sham
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
investiture of the Crown Prince
discarding; throwing away; getting rid of; dismissal (of an employee); firing; sacking
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
determined; strong-willed
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to complain; to make a complaint
utter indifference; talking to the wall; praying to deaf ears
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to exert oneself; to make efforts