to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
collective responsibility; joint liability
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
don't you think?; indicates question
crown; diadem; bottle cap
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
worst; worst-case (scenario)
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
they; those guys; those fellows
to make frantic efforts; to make an all-out effort; to try desperately
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
moderate faction; moderates
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
permission; approval; authorization; license
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
means; way; method; measure
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly