sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
inheritance; something given or received
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
great numbers; numerical superiority
election; selection; choice
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to become calm; to die down
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying