to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
fall; drop; descent; coming down
nowhere; not anywhere (with neg. verb)
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
(political) power; authority; influence
unparalleled; incomparable; unmatched; unrivaled; matchless
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
older sister and younger brother
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
long ago; once upon a time
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
how much; how many; however
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
casualties; the killed and wounded
very much; very many; more and more
large quantity; large amount
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
brilliant; bright; glorious
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
baton (of command); order; command; direction
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to be betrayed; to be brought to grief (by an enemy); to be given a hard time
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
amusement; fun; brief entertainment