to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
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.)
unbeatable; unbeaten; invincible
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
plan; scheme; intention; project; design
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
to have no chance (of succeeding)
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
debauched; lewd; lascivious; lecherous; salacious; wild
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
troubled times; turbulent times
society; the world; the times
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
favourite horse; favorite horse
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
line of spears held at the ready
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly