castle (in place names); castle; fortress
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
sorry; apologetic; remorseful
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
middle of the night; dead of night
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
collapsing in the middle of a bout; breaking down (while in the middle of something); faltering halfway
to lie down; to throw oneself down
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
letter; missive; note; mail
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
blood relationship; blood relative
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
study; research; investigation
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
one's feeling while riding; comfort (of a vehicle); ride quality
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace