male and female (animals); the two sexes; victory and defeat; strengths and weaknesses
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
vice-chief; vice-director; assistant director; deputy manager
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
high and low (social standing)
branch (of a river); tributary; branch; offshoot; something not mainstream
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
to become decrepit and ugly with age
(act of) violence; vicious crime; murder
to shoot or fire off an arrow
to order; to command; to appoint
great person; hero; mastermind; extraordinary person
to blow (a horn, etc.); to sound
to kick over; to kick down
falling over; toppling sideways
second arrow; second move; second step
to pair up; to form a pair; to mate; to copulate; (arch.) to fix (an arrow to the string); (arch.) to place outriders on the left and right
one's family and followers; one's whole clan
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
affectation; showiness; pretence
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
most of all; extremely; supremely
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
while surprised; suddenly
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
call; summons; convening; convocation
critical (condition); serious
diagnosis; medical examination