flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
duchy; dukedom; principality
important place; strategic point; critical location
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
locational advantage; advantageous position
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
wincing; cowering; shrinking; flinching; recoiling
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit
gold ore; gold deposit; gold mine
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
preference; priority; precedence
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
looking into distance; watchtower; distant view
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person
is never the case; has never happened
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
walking briskly; determinedly
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
very recently; in the very recent past
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
that is to say; so that means
animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person