monarch; sovereign; ruler; liege (lord)
to bring disgrace (dishonor, dishonour) on; to fling mud at; to put to shame
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
question; inquiry; enquiry
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
partly open; in half bloom
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
calamity; misfortune; disaster
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
territory; domain; dominion; possession
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
foreigner; stranger; gentile; goy
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect