aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
massacre; mass slaughter; genocide; holocaust
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
normalcy; normality; normal
rather; sooner; preferably
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
political measures; policy
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to go wrong; to go awry; to go off track; to go out of whack
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
implication (in a crime); involvement; (arch.) sitting in a row (in the same seat)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
serious crime; grave crime
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
empress dowager; queen mother
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group