a help; an aid; some assistance
very young; little; childish; immature
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
being left out; being ostracized
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
(necessary) personnel; required person
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
atrocity; (arch.) treason
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
reprisals; retaliatory measures
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to break the silence; to break one's silence
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
leaving or staying; (one's) course of action; (one's) position; (one's) attitude
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath