to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
to name; to call; to christen; to term
ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
power; might; authority; influence
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
violent explosion; bursting
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
ancestor; forefather; foremother
calming down; quieting down
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself
throne; first place; top spot; championship
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
subordinate; dependent; vassal
to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
to order; to command; to appoint
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
orpiment (yellow mineral, or the pigment derived from it); gamboge (tree resin, or the dull yellow pigment derived from it); falsification; alteration
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
loyal retainer; loyal subject
to mark the end; to spell the end
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
wide-open; frank; open; candid
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; closure