to have luck on one's side; to get lucky; to have one's eyes bulge out of one's head (with surprise)
to have no chance (of succeeding)
reputation; respectability
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
(wind or human-powered) warship
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
catapult; ballista; mangonel; sling; slingshot
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (letter) till called for
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
valuable article; valuables
lord of a manor; estate steward
one eye; one of one's eyes
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
one field; a division; a branch (e.g. of study, etc.)
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
intellectual class; educated class; intelligentsia
(eligible) voter; elector; holder of a right; rightsholder; bigwig; person with political clout
middle class; bourgeoisie
identifying a severed head; checking a person's identity
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
brand (burnt-in mark of identification); branding iron