opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
unwillingly; reluctantly; against one's will
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
disfavor; disfavour; disinheritance
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
people; citizens; subjects; folk
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
god of war; (fig.) war hero
calamity; misfortune; disaster
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
the same; the said; likewise
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
god of beauty; goddess of beauty; Venus
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future