judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
retainer; retinue; servant
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
(so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last
non-conforming process; noncompliant; incompatible
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
partial; incomplete; imperfect
to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
pollution; contamination; corruption; graft
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
conference room; council room
grey moustache; white beard
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
dark clouds; black clouds
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
possession; retention; maintenance
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
(arch.) to match; (arch.) to equal; to catch up with; to overtake
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
the ancients; ancient people
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
comparatively; relatively
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
great man; hero; master mind
common knowledge; well-known fact
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of