he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
secret; private; surreptitious
support; backing; aid; assistance
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of