one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
financial muscle; economic clout
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
in person; personally; directly
exceptional measures; measures for exceptional cases; preferential measure
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
to overcome (a difficulty)
to slay; to kill; to put to the sword
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
same; similar; (just) like; equal
tax exemption; duty exemption
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
young person; youth; young
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
to make a splash; to evoke a response; to meet with a reaction
northern part; the north (of a region)