occurrence; happening; incident; event
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
spurt of blood; spray of blood
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
official announcement; proclamation
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
preface; introduction; preamble
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
military man; warrior; soldier
(a person's) appearance; looks
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
connection; link; relationship
definite; certain; decided; fixed; settled
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
to tower above; to stand out
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
messenger; envoy; emissary
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
to go out and away; to leave
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
conviction; belief; confidence
pair; the two; both persons; both things
many; much; plenty; hardly