brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
to forget completely; to leave behind
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
levying; requisitioning; compulsory enlistment; recruitment; conscription
compulsory military service
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
shady; underhanded; questionable
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
on the occasion of; at the time of
battlefield; battleground
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
fighting in numerous battles
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
aggression; invasion; raid
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
castle site; ruins of a castle
northernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
thereupon; shortly thereafter
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
marshy grassland; wetlands
high mountain; alpine mountain