period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
why; how; for what reason
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
and so; therefore; for that reason
about; on; regarding; per; for every
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
at that time; in those days
regarding highly; attaching importance to
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
process; course; mechanism
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to write down; to note; to remember
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
note; memorandum; memo; memoirs; personal account
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
beginning; outset; first; onset
(social) class; rank; grade
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person