sons and daughters; children; girl
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
mat; canvas (in boxing or wrestling)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
state of ecstasy; state of rapture; trance; senile dementia
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
unification; union; oneness
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
each place; various places
four (long cylindrical things)
to lay aside; to set aside
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
to make one's own; to take possession of
putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
transfer (of authority, power, etc.); delegation; devolution
plenipotentiary powers; full authority; plenipotentiary; delegate with full powers
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
strong nation; powerful country
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke