Dutch territory; Dutch possession
defence forces; defence corps
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to feel; to sense; to experience
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
behind; in the rear; in back
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly