successive generations; successive emperors
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
beyond imagination; unimaginable
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
support; backing; aid; assistance
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
in comparison to; rather than
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
murder; killing; murderer
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet