large build; large pattern
castration; neutering; gelding; enervation; emasculation; taming
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
horses owned; horse owned
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
declaration; statement; assertion
3rd day of the month; three days
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
sternum; breastplate; plastron
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
fully armed; armed to the teeth
several people; a few people
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to head home; to leave for home
consideration; taking into account
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
reply (to a letter); response; answer
return of a courtesy; returning one's thanks; return salute; return call
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
eastern part; the east (of a region)
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
fortress; stronghold; citadel
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
stationing (troops); garrisoning
pledge; vow; having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
order of chivalry; chivalric order
deception; cheating; trickery; fraud
casually; nonchalantly; easily; without difficulty; as if nothing had happened