fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
to degenerate; to lapse into
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
triumphant return; returning in triumph
chief vassal; senior statesman
each nation; many nations; many countries
intelligence agency; secret service
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
the opposite sex; isomerism
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
proposal; offer; request; application
several years; a few years
estimate (of costs); budget
carving; engraving; sculpture
royalty and titled nobility
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
Lyon (France); Riom (France); Riyon
hypothetical or imaginary enemy
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
lying face down; upside down; prone
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
headquarters; head office; main office
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize