to defend oneself; to protect oneself
priority; order of precedence
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
oak; orc (fictional race common in fantasy literature); ork
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
killer; destroyer; annihilator; seducer; seductress; tempter
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
refinement; narrowing-down
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to be valuable as scrap; to be able to do other work; to have marketable skills
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
how many years; how long; what year
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to shake; to sway; to waver
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am