shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
enthronement ceremony; coronation
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
reaching; attaining; arrival
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
main force; chief object; mainline
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
while; during (the time when)
at that time; in those days
entry into a castle (by a conquering force)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
critical (condition); serious
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to attack; to assault; to assail
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
to launch a surprise attack
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)