castle site; ruins of a castle
reaching; attaining; arrival
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
rebellion; great uprising
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
of the same age; age-matched
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
strict order; peremptory command
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
late at night; small hours of the morning
staying behind; remaining; residual
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to make something bright; to shine; to polish
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
evil spirit; demon; devil
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive