surrounding at a distance
command; lead; generalship; leadership
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
inexpert or untrained eyes
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
complete change; about-face
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
harmless but pointless; neither bad nor good
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
other than; excluding; without
fate; destiny; predestination
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to shed light; to cast light
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
just above; right overhead
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to be the ruin of (a person)
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge