hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
to shout (in anger); to yell
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to look down on; to make light of
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
being too late; losing one's final chance
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
thorough; exhaustive; complete
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
castle town; fortified town
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
in this manner; in this way; like this
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
light; faint; pale; fleeting
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
night attack; nocturnal assault