whole nation; whole land; whole country
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
attenuation; damping; decay
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
blue sky; skyrocketing (of prices); having no limit; the sky being the limit
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
practicality; utility; usefulness
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
spread; span; expanse; extent
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to be jealous; to be envious
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
expert(ise); skill; dexterity
bare thighs; inner thigh; intercrural sex
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
precarious situation; precarious state
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
cover; mantle; shroud; hood
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
hot water (for drinking); tea; bath; bathhouse
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to have a narrow escape from death
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject