| sub, prep. with acc. and abl. | under; sub vesperum, towards evening |
| īdem, eadem, idem, dem. pron. | the same; sometimes to be translated likewise, also |
| tempus, temporis, n. | time, season |
| atque, ac (conj.) | and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants) |
| falsō (adv.) | falsely, wrongly |
| exterreō, -ēre, -uī, -itus | frighten badly, terrify |
| velut | even or just as, as |
| adventō, -āre, -āvī | come nearer and nearer, approach |
| varius, -a, -um | various |
| super (prep. + acc. or abl.; also adv.) | over, above, on top of; upon; about, concerning |
| exitus, -ūs m. | way out; outcome, end |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| rūmor, -ōris m. | rumour, report |
| eō (adv.) | to that place, thither; to that point (usque eō); (with comparatives) by so much, all the (more) |
| que, enclitic conj. | and |
| plūrēs, -a, plur. adj. | more, many, several |
| vīvō, vīvere, vīxī, vīctus | live |
| fingō, fingere, finxī, fictus | invent, make up |
| crēdō, -dere, -didī, -ditus | believe |
| cēterī, -ae, -a, plur. adj. | the other, the remaining, the rest of |
| cāsus, -ūs, m. | fall; chance, accident |
| cōnātus, -ūs, m. | attempt, effort |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| contextus, -ūs m. | connection, sequence; course (of a narrative) |
| opus, operis, n. | work, task |
| dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictus | say, speak; diem dīcere, to appoint or set a day |
| tunc (adv.) | then, at that time |
| servus, -ī, m. | slave, servant |
| ex, ē (prep. + abl.) | out of, from; of (ē only before consonants) |
| sīve or seu, conj. | or if; sīve ... sīve, whether ... or |
| ut, conj. | as; when; that; ita ut, as |
| alius, -a, -ud | another, other; aliī ... aliī, some ... others |
| trādō, -dere, -didī, -ditus | give across, over, or up, deliver; hand down, relate, report |
| lībertīnus, -a, -um | of a freedman; as noun, freedman |
| cithara, -ae, f. | cithara, lute, lyre |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| cantus, -ūs, m. | singing, song |
| perītus, -a, -um (+ gen.) | skilled, experienced (in) |
| unde, adv. | whence |
| ille, illa, illud, dem. pron. | that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc |
| similitūdō, -inis f. | likeness, resemblance |
| ōs, ōris, n. | mouth |
| propior, -ius | nearer (+ dat.) |
| ad, prep. with acc. | to, toward; at, near; for |
| fallō, fallere, fefellī, falsus | deceive |
| fidēs, -eī f. | faith, trust; pledge |
| adiungo, -iungere, -iūnxī, -iūnctus | join to, join |
| dēsertor, -ōris m. | deserter |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| inopia, -ae f. | lack, want, scarcity |
| vagus, -a, -um | wandering, roaming |
| ingēns, -gentis, adj. | huge, vast |
| prōmissum, -ī n. | promise |
| corrumpō, -rumpere, -rūpī, -ruptus | spoil, ruin, destroy; bribe |
| mare, maris, n. | sea |
| ingredior, -ī, ingressus sum | go into, enter |
| vīs, vīs, f. | violence, force; virtue, potency, efficacy; plur. vīrēs, -ium, strength; omnibus vīribus, with all one's strength, with might and main |
| tempestās, -tātis, f. | weather; storm, tempest |
| īnsula, -ae, f. | island |
| dētrūdō, -ere, -trūsī, -trūsus | push off, thrust away |
| mīles, mīlitis, m. | soldier |
| quīdam, quaedam, quoddam, indef. pron. | a certain, certain |
| oriēns, -entis m. | the rising sun; the East |
| commeō, -āre, -āvī | go back and forth, visit |
| adscīscō, -ere, -scīvī, -scītus | take up, admit, attach to oneself (as an ally) |
| vel | or; vel … vel: either … or |
| abnuō, -ere, -nuī | refuse, decline, reject |
| interficiō, -ficere, -fēcī, -fectus | put out of the way, kill |
| iubeō, iubēre, iussī, iussus | bid, order, command |
| spoliō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum | strip, rob |
| negōtiātor, -ōris m. | trader, merchant |
| mancipium, -ī n. | a slave (as property); formal purchase, ownership |
| valēns, -entis | strong, powerful |
| quisque, quaeque, quidque, indef. pron. | each |
| armō, -āre, -āvi, -ātus | arm, equip |
| centuriō, -ōnis m. | centurion (officer commanding about 80 men) |
| dextra, -ae, f. | right hand (manus understood) |
| concordia, -ae f. | agreement, harmony |
| īnsigne, -is n. | badge, mark, decoration |
| Syriacus, -a, -um | Syrian |
| exercitus, -ūs, m. | army |
| nōmen, -minis, n. | name (that by which one is known) |
| praetōriānus, -a, -um | praetorian, of the emperor's guard; as noun, a praetorian |
| ferō, ferre, tulī, lātus | bear, bring |
| ars, artis, f. | art |
| aggredior, -ī, aggressus sum | attack |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| dōnec (conj.) | until; while, as long as |
| clam (adv.) | secretly |
| relinquō, -linquere, -līquī, -lictus | leave behind, leave |
| trepidus, -a, -um | anxious, alarmed; critical, dangerous |
| metuō, -ere, metuī | fear, be afraid of |
| aufugiō, -fugere, -fūgī | flee or run away |
| inde (adv.) | from there; then |
| lātē | widely |
| terror, -ōris, m. | terror, fright |
| multus, -a, -um | much, great; plur., many |
| celebritās, -ātis f. | crowd; fame, renown |
| ērigō, -rigere, -rēxī, -rēctus | raise or set up, raise, lift; cheer, encourage |
| rēs, reī, f. | thing, matter, affair, circumstance, situation; rē vērā, in truth, in fact, really |
| novus, -a, -um | new; novissimus, last |
| cupīdō, -inis f. (in Sallust also m.) | desire, longing, greed |
| odium, -ī, n. | hatred |
| praesēns, -sentis, adj. | present, immediate, imminent |
| glīscō, -ere | swell, grow, blaze up |
| diēs, -ēī, m. and f. | day |
| fāma, -ae, f. | report, rumor |
| fors, fortis f. | chance, luck |
| discutiō, -ere, -cussī, -cussus | shatter; clear away |