dependents; family members that one has to support; encumbrances; things that tie one down
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
descendant; posterity; offspring
royal line; royal descendants
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to trace back to (the origins of something)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
one thin flat object; one sheet
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
ring; band; ring; circum-
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
mountain road; mountain trail
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to tumble down; to roll down
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded