to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
suspicious-looking; fishy
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
at that time; in those days
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
(dying of) natural causes
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
how long; how far; how much
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
victim; injured party; sufferer
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
number one; first; best; most; game; round
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
witnessing; observing; sighting
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
sinner; evildoer; wrongdoer
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to mark the end; to spell the end
dishonor during one's life; shame experienced during one's life
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid