lunch

command

obedience, servitude

It doesn't take a genius

preparations

ornamental tip of a scabbard

to become complicated, to turn sour (atmosphere)

To sabotage

①To settle down and focus on a task ②To settle into a spot

Blown away

what few quotes and writings remain of historical figures can never convey their true greatness

bull-headed and horse-headed guards in hell

talking passionately

Penny-wise, pound-foolish

Apples are gold in the morning, silver at noon, and lead at night

internal organs

makeshift, stopgap

to reduce, to shave off

Hubris

to respond, to answer

A pie in the sky