the West; the Occident; Western countries
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
skeleton (of a vertebrate, ship, building, etc.); transparency (revealing the inner workings of a device); translucency; skeleton (sport); skeleton (code)
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
that is to say; so that means
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
stillness; repose; standing still
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
ill-preparedness; insufficient preparation; lack of preparation
to tighten; to press hard
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to cover fully; to wrap around
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical