(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to paint (draw) a picture
one thin flat object; one sheet
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
civilian in military employ
performance of one's official duties
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
decrease; reduction; decline
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
studhorse; stallion; breeding horse
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
child; offspring; issue; sperm; (one's) seed
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to discuss; to talk together
god of death; death deity; Death