to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
threatening letter; intimidating letter
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
to employ; to hire; to charter
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
letter; missive; note; mail
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
royal capital; imperial capital
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
to write down; to record; to register
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
serious wound; serious injury
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to escape death; to be saved from death
after that; afterwards; thereafter