severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to be entwined; to be involved
to laugh away; to laugh off
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
prejudice; bias; distorted view
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
to take someone's life; to kill someone
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
connection; link; relationship
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
virile; tough; masculine; intense
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
to use up all one's strength
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
in the future; another day; later
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve