settlement (of a dispute); making amends; settling a score; money paid to settle a dispute
declaration of war; proclamation of war
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
destruction; annihilation; extermination
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
determination; conviction
plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
correction; revision; amendment
when it comes to ...; as for ...
curse; spell; malediction
way of calling (something or someone)
floor above; floor upstairs
sincere; honest; faithful
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
steel; sword steel; sword
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to cheat (someone out of); to swindle; to wangle; to wheedle; to get
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
severe; strict; tough; hard
encouragement; cheering on
victim; injured party; sufferer
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to put one's strength into
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
invisibility (through magic)
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
acrobatics; risky undertaking