to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
to rebuke; to scold harshly
in the meanwhile; during the time
to set a ladder up against
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
evident; plain; distinct; clear
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to gain a victory; to win
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
forcibly; by force; against one's will
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate