| carmen, carminis n. | song, poem |
| coniūnx, coniugis m. or f. | wife; husband; spouse |
| lacrima, lacrimae f. | tear |
| mīles, mīlitis m. | soldier |
| patria, patriae f. | country, fatherland |
| poēta, poētae m. | poet |
| timor, timōris m. | fear, terror |
| crēdō, crēdere, crēdidī, crēditus | to believe, trust (+ dat. of person believed; + acc. of thing believed) |
| fīniō, fīnīre, fīnīvī, fīnītus | to end, finish; limit; die |
| fugiō, fugere, fūgī, fugitūrus | to flee (from), escape, avoid |
| incipiō, incipere, incēpī, inceptus | to begin |
| petō, petere, petīvī or petiī, petītus | to seek, go after; ask; attack |
| praebeō, praebēre, praebuī, praebitus | to show; offer, provide |
| relinquō, relinquere, relīquī, relictus | to leave, abandon |
| serviō, servīre, servīvī or serviī, servītūrus (+ dat.) | to serve |
| clārus, clāra, clārum | clear, bright; famous; loud |
| dexter, dextra, dextrum | right (side); right hand; pledge (of friendship) |
| hic, haec, hoc | this |
| ille, illa, illud | that |
| ōlim | once (upon a time), one day (in the future) |
| tamen | however, nevertheless, yet |
| et | even; also |
| ante (+ acc.) | before, in front of |
| inter (+ acc.) | between, among |
| aut | or |
| aut ... aut | either ... or |