bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
messenger; envoy; emissary
loyal retainer; loyal subject
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
government official; clerk
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
in the same way as; just like
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
surely (not); certainly (not)
armament; soldier's equipment
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
passage; path; route; one's way
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
honor; honour; credit; prestige
partly open; in half bloom
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
military provisions and cavalry horse fodder
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly