to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
the die is cast; there is no going back; alea iacta est
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
casualties; the killed and wounded
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to make an appearance; to show up
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
to order; to command; to appoint
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
imperial court; royal court
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
very interesting; of great interest
to retire from public service
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
devil; evil spirit; genie
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
both (people); the two of them
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
in line with this; therefore; consequently; so; such being the case; in that regard
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation