monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
deportation; expulsion from the country
good-looking; fair; beautiful
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
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
guard; sentinel; garrison
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
imprisonment; incarceration
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
death penalty; capital punishment
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
burning at the stake; burning to death
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
imagination; supposition; guess
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
financial power; financial means; wealth
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
couple who only go through the motions of being husband and wife