forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to summon; to get used to call
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
bent back; hunchback; stoop
to understand from experience
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
carving; engraving; sculpture
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
pigment; paint; colour; color
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
tedious; verbose; wordy; redundancy
ash; embers; complete destruction
for many days; for several days
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
royal castle; imperial castle
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
fine castle; famous castle
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge