refining; refinement; smelting; training
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
to be damaged; to receive damage
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
number of persons; numerical strength; head count
victor; victor troops; conqueror
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
(death from) starvation; starving to death
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
to torture; to persecute; to excruciate
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
deep-seated grudge; hatred
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
very; greatly; exceedingly
high speed; rapidity; rapid-service train (not as fast as express); rapid train
system of government; government structure
number of persons; personnel
document; official papers
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement