embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
tall figure; high stature
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
dignity; majesty; sanctity
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
to go with the flow; to go with the times
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
sleeping together in a huddle
weary from traveling (travelling)
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
reconciliation; make peace with
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
word game; wordplay; playing with words
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
although I say; although one might say; although called
pioneer; settler; colonist
switching over to; migration; transition
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
to perceive; to understand
emergency demands; special procurement (particularly in time of war)
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
look of death; shadow of death