decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to flare up; to burst into flames
central city; major city (in a region)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
main theater of war; principal battlefield; main market; principal area of competition
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
crops; agricultural produce
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
scenery; scene; landscape
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
madder red; dark red; crimson
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
drawbridge; bascule bridge
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
stopping place (incl. stations, rail yards, junctions, etc.); (railway) station
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death