heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant
at a young age; while still young
active people; doers; people who get things done
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
such; like that; in that way
to continue to do; to persist in doing
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
long ago; previous; of a former age
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
execution; death by execution
how much; how many; however
February; second month of the lunar calendar
whipping; beating with a whip; whiplash
decapitation; decapitated head
tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)
note; memorandum; memo; memoirs; personal account
to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous
uncalled-for remark; impertinent remark
intelligence; genius; scholarship; virtue
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
you could say; you might say; verging on the
suicidal tendency; suicidal wish
to be sacked; to be dismissed
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
the same rank; equality; apposition
I don't care what follows; the future will take care of itself
giving a loud pep talk; encouraging (someone) strongly in a loud voice
at the same time; at a time; at one time; simultaneously
changing completely; transformation
edifice; monumental architecture; huge building