disintegration; self-destruction
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
assistance; backing; reinforcements
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
order of chivalry; chivalric order
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
Gilles de Rais (1405-1440; French nobleman and convicted serial killer)
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
such ... as; or some such
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
oversight; omission; mistake
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
(not) so much; (not) that much
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
familiarity with the land; (having) knowledge about a place
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence