ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
uncleanliness; dirtiness; (arch.) menses; (arch.) feces (faeces); bathroom
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
feats of arms; military exploits; distinguished military service
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
calamity; disaster; accident
southern army (e.g. in a civil war; esp. the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War)
at that time; in those days
northern army (e.g. in a civil war; esp. the Union Army during the American Civil War)
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
such; this sort of; like this
survival; survivor; relic
and yet; despite (all) that
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
draw (in competition); tie game
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to relax; to feel at home
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
to waste time; to kill time
waste of time; killing time
second; number two; runner-up
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
thorough; exhaustive; complete
life plan; plan for one's life; planning one's life
independent (esp. in politics); non-partisan
blood vessel; blood relationship