flash (of light); glint; schiller
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to be sacked; to be dismissed
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
hand used like a sword in striking
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
brave fight; desperate fight
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
physical strength; muscle strength
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat