old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
to send or direct a person to
upheaval; upthrust; uplift
burglary; burglar; closet
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
defense; defence; protection
to put one's life on the line
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking