to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
(verbal) message; sending word; (arch.) excuse; (arch.) pretext
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
imprisonment; incarceration
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
death from disease; death from illness
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
proposal; offer; request; application
territory; domain; dominion; possession
outbreak of war; starting a war
border (between countries); national border
important point; strategic position; key point
(political) power; authority; influence
to take back; to recapture
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to steal; to rob; to take away
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
domestic affairs; internal administration
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
to be settled; to be brought to an end