to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
group; bunch; crowd; group
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
defense; defence; protection
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
reaching; attaining; arrival
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
timewise; temporal; chronal
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
at that time; in those days
to take command; to give direction
Iberian Peninsula; Iberia
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
to collect; to assemble; to gather
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
patience; endurance; perseverance
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
battlefield; battleground
isolation; being alone; being friendless
direct control; direct supervision
consists of; comprises; is made up of
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
condition; situation; prospects