to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
desire for revenge; vengeful thought
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
decision; determination; resolution
future years; in (one's) later years
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
the dark side; the seamy side
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
stillness; repose; standing still
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
just one person; only one
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
birth; creation; formation
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
large number (of); many; majority
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
series of battles; successive battles
mental; spiritual; emotional
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness