equipment used in rituals
massacre; mass slaughter; genocide; holocaust
ignoring; acting as if it is nothing
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
to get help; to enlist aid
three days and three nights
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
sense of loss; feeling of loss
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
deep-seated grudge; hatred
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
command; lead; generalship; leadership
whole nation; whole land; whole country
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
to revere; to respect; to worship
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms