fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
European countries; European nations
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
consecutive victories; series of victories
beautification; glorification
exemplar; model; example; pattern
nine times; twisting around many times
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
great person; eminent figure
Don Quixote (book, titular character); Don Quijote (discount chain store)
Occam's razor; Ockham's razor
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
honourable poverty; honorable poverty
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
individual; one by one; separate; each
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to shave off; to scrape off