splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
very young; little; childish; immature
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
without; unless; have to do
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
brave warrior; hero; brave man
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
just because; even if; even though
not necessarily so; is not always true
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
how long; how much; to what extent
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
battlefield; battleground
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
letting (someone) die without helping
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
all (there is); as long as there is
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
other side; opposite side; other party
that is to say; so that means
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to become completely chilled
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
please; somehow or other; one way or another