(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
fort; stronghold; fortification
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to crouch; to squat; to cower
that; the matter in question
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
(period of) a year; during an era
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
originally; by nature; from the start