to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
several hundred; hundreds (of)
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
fecundity; having many children; abundant production
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to continue; to keep going; to go along (e.g. with some trend)
nobleman's illegitimate child; product (of e.g. war); offspring; aftermath
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
to stop communicating; to never be heard from again; to disappear; to go missing
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
to incur someone's enmity
murder for pleasure; lust murder
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
violent (tragic or accidental) death; dog's death
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
epitaph; inscription on a tombstone
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
how many years; how long; what year
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
(incredibly) cruel; atrocious; brutal; horrible; terrible; horrific