to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
all citizens; all the city's inhabitants; the whole city
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
official announcement; proclamation; issuance (of an order, ordinance, or warning)
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to pile up; to form into a (huge) pile
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
so (condensed milk product eaten in ancient Japan); Soviet Union
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
generally; in the main; briefly (look over, explain, etc.); roughly; more or less
to walk in on; to tread upon
bringing; taking; carrying
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
neglect (dereliction) of duty; negligence
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
influence; clout; leverage
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
high priest; highly ranked priest; virtuous priest; priest of great sanctity and learning
scriptural text; scriptures; sutras
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
(being from the) same town (province, birthplace, etc.)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
drafting (e.g. a bill); drawing up
exclusive possession; sole ownership; monopoly
no one at all; no one, who he or she may be
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
form of a character (e.g. simplified, traditional); type; typeface; font