to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
whispering into a person's ear
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
take the opportunity to (do something else)
to step forward; to volunteer
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
gag order; gag rule; gag law
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to spread; to be propagated
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
war; battle; match; game; competition
patriarch; head of a family
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to shake; to sway; to waver