instruction; direction; briefing
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
to fight to the bitter end
following one's master into the grave; committing suicide after one's lord has died
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
easy to deal with; tractable; manageable
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
weakness; effeminacy; enervation
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
to trample; to crush underfoot
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
lumping together (things or people); treating (everyone) alike; handling indiscriminately; making sweeping generalizations; dealing with (various things) under one head
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
ramification; branching off
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
cutting (cloth, paper); judgement; judgment; decision
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
decision; judgment; resolution
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely