exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
leader; authority; mainstay
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
this occasion; at this time; now
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
typical; standard; fixed; stereotyped
(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut
virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
story; tale; talk; discussion
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
god's majesty; god's authority; might of Heaven
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
to lose sight of; to miss
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound