Napoleon's Invasion of Russia (1812)
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
worthy of special mention
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
to be too numerous; to be too much
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
(large) gun; cannon; artillery; long-ball hitter; home-run hitter
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away
money monger; money-happy person; person who is money-mad; money-grubber
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
violent explosion; bursting
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
foundation stone; cornerstone
ancestor spirit; ancestral soul; spirits of one's ancestors; collective ancestral spirit; (in Japanese folk belief) spirits of one's ancestors that have lost their individual identity and merged together
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
(wandering) minstrel; troubadour
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to be Instagrammable; to be Insta-worthy; to look attractive enough to post on social media; to be photogenic
great cause; moral law; justice
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
sublime; noble; high-minded
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)