old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
on bad terms; at loggerheads
serpent (snake) and scorpion; detestation
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
empress dowager; queen mother
reigning; controlling; dictating
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
literally; to the letter; literal
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters