massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
feats of arms; military exploits; distinguished military service
blood and iron; military might
(human) embodiment (of); incarnation (of)
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
second (unit of time); arc second
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
physical strength; muscle strength
physical strength; muscular strength
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
half-human and half-beast
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
to exchange blows; to hit each other; to punch each other; to fight
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to continue; to keep going; to go along (e.g. with some trend)
short pause; short interval
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
dysfunction; malfunction; insufficiency
light and darkness; light and shade