| groundbreaking | innovative, pioneering |
| seeping | leaking |
| forensic | related to methods to the investigation of crime |
| be written off as | to be decided that sb/sth is not worth paying attention |
| conceal | hide |
| gravely | seriously |
| prominent | important, famous, noticeable |
| apparent | obvoius |
| crack a case | to solve a case |
| tell-tale sign | very significant sign |
| have a hunch | to have a feeling |
| recede | to decrease |
| incriminating evidence | aggracating proof |
| single sb out | to choose sb |
| breach a norm | to break a rule/standard |
| slash | to hurt |
| pay tribute to | to honor sb |
| beast | animal, brute |
| band of indians | group of indians |
| entire | whole |
| warrior | soldier, fighter |
| slender | slim |
| honorable | respectable |
| prosperity | well-being, welfare |
| abundance | plenty, wealth |
| accomplishment | achievement |
| tribe | race, brood |
| collapse | fall, decline |
| sense of superiority | a sense of excellence, predominance |
| sb's scalp | sb's defeat |
| sensational | exciting, thrilling |
| hesitation | indecision |
| crops | harvest |
| wilderness | desert, desolation |
| scarce | rare |
| game | vension (dziczyzna) |
| trivial | banal, small |
| stray | to lose one's way |
| hostile | enemy, unfriendly |
| mistrust | suspection, disbelief |
| chief | leader |
| ambush | a trap |
| formidable foe | dangerous enemy/opponent |
| public sentiment | social feeling |
| abandon | to leave, quit |
| destiny | fate |
| deceive | to cheat, mislead |
| military post | an army station |
| vainglorious | vain, empty |
| villain | a bad character |
| remarkable | excellent, extraordinary |
| defeat | a failure |
| scatter | to spread |
| weary | tired |
| starving | dying of hunger |
| exhausted | very tired |
