to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
woman; female; feminine gender
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
to smirk; to grin broadly
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
chance (of success); odds
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
surrender (fall) of a castle
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
to remove; to move out of the way
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
door; gate; opening; title page
lightly; easily; carelessly
great physical power; animal strength
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
to use up all one's strength