to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to provide (a person) with a bodyguard
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
older brother; elder brother
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
failure; mistake; blunder
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
to grow up; to become an adult
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
peace at any price (attitude); peace idiot; peace senility; complacency about peace
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
stairs; stairway; staircase
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
metre; meter; meter; gauge