near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
to dance all night; to dance until dawn
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
to pull in (fish); to land
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
this occasion; at this time; now
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
absolutely; positively; decidedly
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
rule; reign; government; governing
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
ringing; throbbing violently
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce