successive generations; successive emperors
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
mistress; kept woman; concubine
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
arrest; apprehension; capture
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
to call a person's attention (to)
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; rupture
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
affidavit; deposition; testimony
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
self-defense; self-defence
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
chivalrous spirit; heroic defence of the weak; chivalrous man; ruffian who acts under the pretence of chivalry
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag