Vocabulary

to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind

to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for

to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power

to distract one's attention

as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for

to resuscitate; to revive; to regain consciousness; to come round

to hold a sword above one's head

to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up

please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake

feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong; not knowing what to do with oneself

cross-curriculum learning

some book; book about that subject

to reach a situation about which nothing can be done

as you know; as you are aware

as you are aware; as you know

lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)

nothing to be afraid of; trivial; not amounting to much; can't do anything

henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle

in the same breath; hardly had the words been said

to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic

to narrow the focus; to focus attention (on); to concentrate (on); to zero in

to faint; to swoon; to lose consciousness

please; I beg you; for mercy's sake

to stand side by side; to stand in a row

to stand side by side; to stand in a row

hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope

to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures

to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to find someone's fault; to get evidence on someone; to get a lead on someone

to act; to take action

alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do

without eating or drinking

to drool; to salivate

leave it to me

even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries; even a poor marksman will hit the target with enough shots

even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries; even a poor marksman will hit the target with enough shots

once bitten twice shy; to become over cautious from a bad experience; to be bitten by a snake and thus fear a rotten rope (which resembles a snake)

please do (something)

to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread

to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)

to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)