| lēgātus, -ī, m. | ambassador |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| mātūrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | ripen; hasten |
| veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventus | come |
| eō (adv.) | to that place, thither; to that point (usque eō); (with comparatives) by so much, all the (more) |
| magis, comp. adv. | more, rather |
| quod, conj. | that, in that, because |
| dum, conj. | while, as; as long as; until |
| proficīscor, -ficīscī, -fectus sum | set out, depart, march |
| parō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | make ready, prepare |
| dē, prep, with abl. | down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of |
| proelium, -ī, n. | battle, combat; proelium committere, to join battle |
| faciō, facere, fēcī, factus | make, do; iter facere, see iter |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| oppugnātiō, -ōnis f. | siege, assault on a town |
| audiō, -īre, -īvī, -ītus | hear; listen or attend to |
| sed, conj. | but |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| rūmor, -ōris m. | rumour, report |
| clēmēns, -entis | merciful, mild, lenient |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| accipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptus | take to oneself, receive, accept; hear; suffer |
| ōrātiō, -ōnis, f. | speech; ōrātiōnem habēre, to deliver an oration, speak |
| respondeō, -spondēre, -spondī, -spōnsus | reply, answer |
| suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron. | himself, herself, itself, themselves |
| neque or nec, conj. | and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not |
| magnus, -a, -um | large, big, great, mighty; loud |
| quisquam, quicquam, indef. pron. | any one, anything |
| cārus, -a, -um | dear, precious |
| auctōritās, -tātis f. | influence, authority, prestige |
| senātus, -ūs m. | senate |
| ā, ab (prep. + abl.) | away from, from; by (ā only before consonants) |
| adulēscentia, -ae, f. | youth |
| ita, adv. | in this manner, thus, so; ita ut, as |
| ēnītor, -ī, -nīsus (-nīxus) sum | struggle upward; strive, exert oneself |
| ut, conj. | as; when; that; ita ut, as |
| bonus, -a, -um | good |
| quisque, quaeque, quidque, indef. pron. | each |
| probō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum | prove, show; approve |
| virtūs, -tūtis, f. | manliness, courage, bravery |
| nōn, adv. | not |
| malitia, -ae f. | wickedness, malice |
| summus, -a, -um | uppermost, highest, greatest |
| vir, virī, m. | man |
| placeō, -ēre, placuī, placitum (+ dat.) | please (placuit eī: he decided) |
| ob, prep. with acc. | on account of, for; in compounds, to, against |
| īdem, eadem, idem, dem. pron. | the same; sometimes to be translated likewise, also |
| ars, artis, f. | art |
| pēnūria, -ae f. | want, need, poverty |
| līberī, -ōrum, m. plur. | children |
| regnum, -ī, n. | royal power, rule, throne; kingdom, realm |
| adoptō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | adopt; choose, take for oneself |
| cēterum (adv.) | but, however; for the rest |
| quō, adv. | to what place? whither? to which place, whither; for which reason, wherefore, therefore; quō ūsque, till when? how long? |
| plūrēs, -a, plur. adj. | more, many, several |
| bene, adv. | well; successfully |
| atque, ac (conj.) | and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants) |
| strēnuē (adv.) | vigorously, actively, energetically |
| animus, -ī, m. | mind; heart; spirit, courage |
| suus, -a, -um | his, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their |
| iniūria, -ae, f. | injury, wrong, hurt, harm |
| minus, comp. adv. | less |
| tolerō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum | bear, endure; keep off (hunger) |
| dolus, -ī, m. | trick, craft |
| vīta, -ae, f. | life |
| īnsidior, -ārī, -ātus sum | lie in wait, lay an ambush |
| ubi, adv. | where; conj., when |
| comperiō, -īre, comperī, compertum | find out, learn |
| scelus, sceleris, n. | wickedness, crime |
| obviam, adv. | in the way, opposite, face to face; obviam fierī, to meet; obviam īre, to go to meet |
| eō, īre, iī, itus | go |
| populus, -ī m. | people, nation |
| Rōmānus, -a, -um | Roman |
| rēctē (adv.) | rightly, properly; safely |
| prō, prep. with abl. | before, in front of; for, in behalf of; for, as; in return for, for |
| bonum, -ī n. | a good thing, advantage; (pl.) goods |
| sī, conj. | if |
| iūs, iūris, n. | right, justice, law; iūs dīcere, to pronounce judgment; iūs iūrandum, iūris iūrandī, oath |
| gēns, gentis, f. | race, nation |
| prohibeō, -hibēre, -hibuī, -hibitus | hold back, prevent, hinder |
| postrēmō (adv.) | finally, at last |
| omnis, -e | all, every |
| rēs, reī, f. | thing, matter, affair, circumstance, situation; rē vērā, in truth, in fact, really |
| brevis, -e | short |
| mittō, mittere, mīsī, missus | send |
| uterque, utraque, utrumque | each, either, both |
| dīgredior, -gredī, -gressus sum | go away, part, separate |
| appellō, -pellāre, -pellāvī, -pellātus | call, name |
| cōpia, -ae, f. | supply, abundance; plur., forces, troops |