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about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

2

rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)

3

Patay

86

to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

2

shooting to death

3

feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace

6

to hold fast; to protect to the end

2

self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

4

invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain

1

Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking

1

... all over again (repeating the same failure)

1

rear guard

1

commissioned officer

1

sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring

1

to raise one's voice

1

all kinds of things; various things; large number of people

5

unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)

1

firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision

1

to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

3

to prevent

1

small army force

1

to recall; to remember

1

impassioned speech; fervent speech

1

to pretend; to feign

1

to lure someone; to entice someone

1

incompetent

1

absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another

2

after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

2

feudalistic

1

princes; lords

1

mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends

1

to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

1

secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick

1

ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole

1

anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago

1

recent years

1

to build up; to establish (one's reputation)

2

certain victory

1

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

2

now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

1

to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)

1

you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends

3

sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing

1

small; narrow; single-breadth cloth (approx. 36 cm wide)

1

gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail

1

to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)

2

animal

2

to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see

1

immature form (of an organism); young animal

3

number one; first; best; most; game; round

5