aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
ostensible (surface) reason
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
habit (garment worn by nuns, monks, friars, etc.)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
how many months?; how long?
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to burst (open); to break; to split
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
government office building
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
front; frontage; facade; main
Gothic (style); Gothic (typeface)
guard; sentinel; garrison
battle formation; military formation
long ago; previous; of a former age
fully armed; armed to the teeth
to force one's way through
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover