empress dowager; queen mother
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
kid; young goat; goatling
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to pass on an order; to pass the word
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
(someone else's) child; child; kid
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
hogshead; puncheon; foudre
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
aluminium sash (aluminum) (i.e. window frame)
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
entreaty; supplication; petition
unqualified; without qualifications
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to crawl towards; to creep up to
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
looking on; remaining a spectator
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
without cause; without reason