control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
motherland; fatherland; native country
rather; sooner; preferably
outside the country; abroad
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to become fraught with emotion
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
letting (someone) die without helping
very likely; very probable
kind-hearted; compassionate; charitable
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to push away; to push aside; to shove
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
nod; inclination of the head
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
long ago; a long time ago; already
because of; owing to; due to
pride; dignity; self-respect
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
(your) daughter; young woman
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
directly opposite; right in front
to anticipate; to foresee
sardonic laugh; scornful smile
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to lose one's footing; to slip
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine