still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
to subsist; to keep on living
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
foreign enemy; outside invader
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to tower over the surroundings
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
quick change (of costume); quick transformation; turning suddenly into; (sudden) metamorphosis
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft