of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
fortress; stronghold; citadel
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
to be in complete attendance
carving; engraving; chiselled features
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them
important task; important duty; important mission; heavy responsibility
mediator; go-between; middleman; broker
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
8000; eight thousand; many
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
squad leader; divisional officer
spirit; heart; disposition
defeat; lost battle; defeated army
looking coldly on; looking upon disapprovingly; frowning on
cold reception; inhospitality
small build; small stature
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
survival after defeat; decline (of a person, business, etc.); ruin
key (to understanding); point (e.g. of an argument)
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
national crisis; national disaster
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
fruit wine (e.g. cider, wine, plum liquor); fruit liqueur