capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
prime minister; premier; chancellor
disinheritance; disowning
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
the farthest ends; the furthest ends
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
several years; a few years
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
to mourn over the death of
like this; this sort; this way
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to harm; to cause harm to
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
the big two...; two major...; two main...
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
threat; intimidation; menace
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
death (of an emperor); demise
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
national border; provincial border
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification