activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
French Revolution (1789-1799)
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
to give something weight; to give something dignity
misrepresentation; false statement
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
(present) head of a family
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
abolition; discontinuance; discontinuation; repeal; annulment
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to cut off (someone's head); to behead; to decapitate
little by little; bit by bit
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble