to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
Solomon; Solomon (10th century BCE; King of Israel)
society; the world; the times
cooling; refrigeration; cooling down (of a political conflict, etc.); calming down
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
corpuscle; minute particle; particulate
had better ...; had better not ...
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
thousand years; millennium; eternity
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
occurrence; happening; incident; event
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
houses and inhabitants; population
the opposite direction; the other way
column of water; water column
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
entering (government) service; attendance (at one's office); presenting oneself for duty
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
quiet; still; surreptitious
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
as everyone knows; needless to say; obvious
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
(a person or body being) unidentifiable (unidentified)
accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp