flamberge; sword with undulations in the blade
moat; fosse; trench; underground air-raid shelter; dugout
periodic medical check-up (examination)
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
repentance; confession; penitence
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
ditch; drain; gutter; trench
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
evil spirit; demon; devil
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
one's physical safety; personal security
preparation; provision; guarding
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
to rule; to govern; to administer
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to take someone's life; to kill someone
day after day; day by day