proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to be born; to come into the world
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to live through; to survive
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink