to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
endurance contest; test of endurance
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
level ground; horizon; field of view
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
same family (race, tribe)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
for a while; for some time; for a period
to blaze; to burn brightly
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
appearance; expression; manifestation
king; monarch; ruler; champion
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
in accordance with plans; just as planned
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to mix; to stir; to blend
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
that's the way it is; such is life
rational; reasonable; logical