| sed, conj. | but |
| tamen, adv. | however, yet, nevertheless |
| quī, quae, quod, interrog. pron. adj. | what? |
| tū, tuī, pers. pron. | thou, you |
| secūris, -is f. | axe (the axes in the fasces, sign of Roman power) |
| putō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | think |
| iniciō, -icere, -iēcī, -iectus | throw in or upon; cause, inspire |
| petītiō, -ōnis f. | thrust, attack; candidacy |
| tuus, -a, -um | thy, thine, your |
| cum, conj. | when, while, after; since; although |
| populus, -ī m. | people, nation |
| Rōmānus, -a, -um | Roman |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| metus, -ūs m. | fear, dread |
| addūcō, -dūcere, -dūxī, -ductus | lead to, bring, take; induce, influence |
| ut, conj. | as; when; that; ita ut, as |
| pertimēscō, -ere, -timuī | become very afraid, dread |
| nē, adv. | not; nē ... quidem, not ... even; conj., that not, lest |
| cōnsul, -ulis m. | consul (one of Rome's two chief magistrates) |
| fīō, fierī, factus sum | be done or made, become, happen |
| dum, conj. | while, as; as long as; until |
| accūsātiō, -ōnis f. | accusation, charge |
| comparō, -parāre, -parāvī, -parātus | prepare, collect |
| dēpōnō, -pōnere, -posuī, -positus | put down, deposit; lay aside, give up; ē memoriā dēpōnere, to forget |
| atque, ac (conj.) | and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants) |
| abiciō, -icere, -iēcī, -iectus | throw away |
| etenim (conj.) | for indeed, and in fact |
| inquīrō, -ere, -quīsīvī, -quīsītum | search into, inquire |
| videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsus | see; pass., seem |
| trīstis, -e | sad, gloomy |
| ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron. | self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very |
| maestus, -a, -um | sad, dejected, gloomy |
| amīcus, -ī, m. | friend |
| observātiō, -ōnis f. | watching, observing; observance; attentiveness |
| testificātiō, -ōnis f. | giving or taking of evidence; testimony |
| sēductiō, -ōnis f. | taking aside |
| testis, -is m./f. | witness |
| sēcessiō, -ōnis f. | withdrawal, secession (of the plebs from Rome) |
| subscrīptor, -ōris m. | co-signer of a charge, assistant prosecutor |
| animadvertō, -vertere, -vertī, -versus | turn the mind to, observe |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| rēs, reī, f. | thing, matter, affair, circumstance, situation; rē vērā, in truth, in fact, really |
| certē (adv.) | certainly, surely; at any rate |
| candidātus, -ī m. | candidate for office |
| vultus, -ūs m. | face, expression |
| obscūrus, -a, -um | dark |
| soleō, -ēre, solitus sum | be accustomed, usually do |
| intereā, adv. | in the meantime, meanwhile |
| alacer, -cris, -cre | eager, keen |
| laetus, -a, -um | glad, joyful |
| stīpō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | crowd together; surround |
| chorus, -ī m. | dance in a ring; band of dancers |
| iuventūs, -ūtis f. | youth; the young men |
| vallō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | surround with a rampart; protect, fortify |
| index, -icis m. and f. | informer; sign, indication |
| sīcārius, -ī m. | assassin, cutthroat |
| īnflō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | blow into; inspire |
| cum, prep, with abl. | with |
| spēs, speī, f. | hope |
| mīles, mīlitis, m. | soldier |
| tum, adv. | then, at that time |
| collēga, -ae m. | colleague, fellow official |
| meus, -a, -um | my, mine |
| ad, prep. with acc. | to, toward; at, near; for |
| modus, -ī, m. | way, manner |
| dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictus | say, speak; diem dīcere, to appoint or set a day |
| prōmissum, -ī n. | promise |
| circumfluō, -ere, -flūxī | flow round; abound, overflow (with) |
| colōnus, -ī m. | settler, colonist; farmer |
| Arrētīnus, -a, -um | of Arretium (modern Arezzo), a town in Etruria |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| Faesulānus, -a, -um | of Faesulae (modern Fiesole), the Etruscan town where Manlius camped |
| exercitus, -ūs, m. | army |
| turba, -ae f. | crowd |
| dissimilis, -e | unlike, different |
| ex, ē (prep. + abl.) | out of, from; of (ē only before consonants) |
| genus, generis, n. | kind, nature |
| distinguō, -ere, -stīnxī, -stīnctus | separate, divide; distinguish |
| homō, hominis, m. | man |
| percellō, -ere, -culī, -culsus | strike down; dismay, crush |
| Sullānus, -a, -um | of Sulla, Sullan; Sullānī mīlitēs: Sulla's veterans, settled on confiscated land |
| tempus, temporis, n. | time, season |
| calamitās, -tātis, f. | misfortune, calamity, disaster |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| plēnus, -a, -um | full |
| furor, -ōris, m. | rage, fury, frenzy, madness |
| oculus, -ī, m. | eye |
| scelus, sceleris, n. | wickedness, crime |
| sermō, -ōnis, m. | conversation, talk, speech |
| arrogantia (adrogantia), -ae f. | arrogance, presumption |
| sīc, adv. | so, thus |
| iam, adv. | now, already |
| explōrō, -plōrāre, -plōrāvī, -plōrātus | search out, explore |
| domus, -ūs, f. | house, home |
| condō, -dere, -didī, -ditus | put together, found; store away |
| cōnsulātus, -ūs m. | consulship |
| contemnō, -ere, -tempsī, -temptus | despise, scorn, think little of |
| accūsātor, -ōris m. | accuser, prosecutor |
| suus, -a, -um | his, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their |
| numerō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | count, number; reckon, count as |
| nōn, adv. | not |
| competītor, -ōris m. | rival candidate |
| vīs, vīs, f. | violence, force; virtue, potency, efficacy; plur. vīrēs, -ium, strength; omnibus vīribus, with all one's strength, with might and main |
| dēnūntiō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum | announce, declare; warn |
| pūblicus, -a, -um | public, of the state (rēs pūblica: the state) |
| minor, -ārī, -ātus sum | threaten (someone: dat.; with something: abl.) |