reputation; respectability; honour; honor
chaos of war; war turmoil
hard to reach place; remote place
direct unforked road; straight path
sharp parting remark; parting threat
murder; killing; murderer
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
to cultivate a better understanding
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
pull tab; pull-tab; ring pull
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
time axis; time basis; timeline
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
dark elf (fictional race)
mediation; intercession; smoothing over
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
everybody; every last one of them; all
durability; persistence; stamina; endurance; staying power
(how) many times; (how) often
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
family; relatives; dependents; household
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail
(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress
cruise; navigation; sailing
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
crew (of a ship, airplane, etc.); crew member
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break