to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
foreign enemy; outside invader
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
reclaimed land; cleared land; area opened for development
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
saber (cavalry sword); sabre
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
as if it weren't already enough
to fall on one's backside