to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
attacking party; punitive force; pursuers
one's wife; one's wife and daughter or daughters
infant; baby; little child
an adult-age eldest son who has yet to come into his inheritance; (a young adult still) living at home; a dependent
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
remains; corpse; (dead) body
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to sustain a serious wound
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to feel; to sense; to experience
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
just past noon; afternoon
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
set of tools (implements); kit; outfit
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
massing (of troops); gathering
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
directions; instructions; orders; command
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
breathing of a sleeping person
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe