decision; determination; resolution
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
as planned; according to plan
match; game; bout; contest
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
enemy movements; enemy's position
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
rival; competitor; competition
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
place; position; location; position; standing; status
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
severe (illness, disability, etc.); serious
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
bloody; gory; covered in blood; desperate; frantic
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable