foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
recommendation; referral; endorsement
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
consequence; causal relationship; nexus
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
great admiration; deep respect
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
odds and ends; all; every
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
feats of arms; military exploits; distinguished military service
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
authority; power; function
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
catapult; ballista; mangonel; onager; trebuchet
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