proelium, -ii

battle(cp. bellum = war)

dux, ducis

leader, general

casus, -us

misfortune

pauci, -ae, -a

few

maneo, manēre, mansi

to remain, stay(cp. moneo, monēre to warn)

gero, gerere, gessi, gestus

to bear, carry, wear; to wage (bellum)

potestas, -tatis

power

nego, -are, -avi, -atus

to deny, to say (that something did) not (happen)

supplicium, supplicii

punishment, execution

frango, -ere, fregi, fractus

to break

scio, scire, scivi, scitum

to know

proximus, a, um

nearest, next

pereo, -ire, -ii

to perish(to go away thoroughly)

constituo, -ere, constitui, constitutum

to set up, establish; to decide

ob

on account of (+acc)

decet, decere, decuit

it is fitting (impersonal)

potius

rather

suadeo, -ēre, suasi

to persuade

neve OR neu

or not, and not

violo, -are

to do violence to, to harm; to break

rursus

back, again(similar to iterum)

crudelis, -is, -e

cruel