to stop writing; to put down one's pen; to close (a letter)
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
heinous; treacherous; atrocious; diabolic; fiendish; inhuman
military history; military annals
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
richly colored; richly coloured
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
lack of ability; incompetence; incapacity
young person; inexperienced person; novice
fame; distinction; rise; advancement
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
loose and disheveled hair
to understand everything from only one part; to be perceptive; to be quick to understand; to be quick on the uptake
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
raging waves; battle cry; war cry
line of spears held at the ready
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
complexion; colour; color; blood red
divorce; dissolution of adoption
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
shin guards; shin pads; greaves; leggings
being declared the winner of a bout
to throw away; to abandon
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
forevermore; for eternity
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
you (primarily used by males when addressing their male equals or inferiors)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
sincere; earnest; serious