preservation; retainment; keeping
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
survival; survivor; relic
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
vigilante group; neighborhood watch; self-defense group
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to be conceited; to brag; to show off
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)
only; merely; but; no more than
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
weather-beaten; bleached skull
considerable; decent; suitably; reasonably; one matter; one field
way of the sword; swordsmanship
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
dry riverbed; river beach
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to crumble away; to collapse
to cause someone's death; to cause someone to die; to kill
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
belief; faith; conviction
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically