to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
to be helpful; to be useful
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
non-recoverable; unrecoverable; irreparable; irreversible; irretrievable
to mark the end; to spell the end
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
anything and everything; just about everything
settlement; solution; resolution
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to make a mistake; to blunder
both; both sides; both parties
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
cease-fire; truce; armistice
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
common front; united front
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider