castle (in place names); castle; fortress
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
recovery; rescue; recapture
southern part; the south (of a region)
Cathari (heretical Christian sect); Cathars
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
in history; ever; historical
massacre; mass slaughter; genocide; holocaust
men and women of all ages
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
leader; guide; mentor; coach
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
war; battle; match; game; competition
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
to mark the end; to spell the end
convert (e.g. to Buddhism)
burning at the stake; execution by burning
influence (on someone); inspiration
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
to make a vow; to take an oath
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
fall of a castle; surrender of a castle; giving up (on something); giving in (to persuasion); yielding
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
hound; hunting dog; running dog; dupe; tool of another person
cross; cross shape; sign of the cross