specialization; specialisation
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
polite; respectful; reverent
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to accept; to receive; to agree
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
incident; affair; happening; event
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
two persons; two people; pair; couple
most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil
you could say; you might say; verging on the
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
self control; self restraint
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
god king; god-king; guardian deity
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
further; farther; furthermore; all the more; even more
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
with these words; while saying
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this