to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
triumphant return; returning in triumph
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
firm promise; definite promise
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
marine traffic; sea traffic
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achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
control of the sea; command of the sea
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
pessimism; disappointment
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
forcibly; against one's will
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to do something without any particular intention or mind to do so
sympathy; empathy; response
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out