to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
night attack; nocturnal assault
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to check; to stop; to keep back
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to squeeze out; to wring out
inside one's heart; in one's mind
three; three years of age
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
on the occasion of; at the time of
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
remnants of a defeated army
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
how; in what way; by what means
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
great commander; famous commander