armed forces; military; troops
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
what proportion; what percentage
to spread; to be propagated
successively; one after another
in accordance with; according to
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
indescribable; having no way to express
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to feel gloomy; to feel blue; to feel melancholy
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
thousands; several thousand
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
(death from) starvation; starving to death
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
thin; slender; slim; skinny
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
professional killer; hit man
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed