low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
surely (not); certainly (not)
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
danger; peril; hazard; risk
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
short blade; small weapon; epigram; pithy saying
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to speak fluently; to be a good talker
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
pressure; oppression; suppression
stationed in the United Kingdom; resident in the United Kingdom
final; eventual; ultimate
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
military force; military strength
feudal lords; barons; princes
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter