stealthily; secretly; in secret
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to coax; to cajole; to humour (humor); to wheedle
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
scoring the first point; winning the first game; day that is lucky in the morning, but not in the afternoon (in the traditional calendar)
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
to comfort; to console; to amuse
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to take command; to give direction
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
100,000; hundred thousand
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
order of chivalry; chivalric order
the last moment; the very end
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
locational advantage; advantageous position
such ... as; or some such
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
unable to resist; unable to suppress
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
the same; the said; likewise