| A | B |
| truce | peace; break; treaty |
| allies | supporters; group united with a specific purpose |
| torrents | fast-moving water |
| spate | wave; large amounts; |
| mercy | compassion; understanding; pity |
| citadel | fortress; castle |
| wrath | rage; anger; madness |
| heed | attention; follow; listen to |
| taunted | teased; mocked; jeered |
| herald | messenger; representative; announcer |
| staves | stick; rod; pole for support |
| comrade | friend; companion |
| idly | uselessly; lazily; worthlessly; pointlessly |
| amends | forgive; restitution; compensation |
| galley | long; narrow ship with oars and sails; |
| omen | sign; premonition; warning |
| menacing | threatening; intimidating; ominous; frightening |
| amid | in the middle of; among; amidst; surrounded by |
| rout | retreat; leave; flight of a defeated army |
| tending | nurture; nursing; attention; to care for; looking after |