several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
tapestry; wall hanging; banner
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
to take off one's clothes; to undress
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
number of times; frequency; count
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
on the occasion of; at the time of
military personnel; soldier
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
servant; manservant; menial
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
young girl; lass; adolescent female
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
silence (not speaking); muteness
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
briskly with small steps; trotting
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
stepping back; drawing back
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward