end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
precarious situation; precarious state
a hundred lashes; a hundred strokes
impertinent; impudent; saucy; cheeky
magic flute; The Magic Flute (by Mozart)
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
idiot; dummy; joker; fool; trickster
attending (upon); keeping another company
death match (pro wrestling); deathmatch; fight to the finish; desperate struggle; life-and-death struggle
to cut; to slit; to cut open
senility; dotage; decrepitude
something like ...; something called ...
spirit power; magical power
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
dead person; deceased person
taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la
bewitched sword; magical sword; demon sword
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
in this way; along these lines; similarly
dice; die; baton (of command)
mysterious presence; mysterious atmosphere; aura of mystery
wickedness; evil; wicked person
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
moron; idiot; stupid person
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much