elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
many; much; plenty; hardly
one's later years; final years (in life)
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
material (data) for one's research; research material
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
(not) a single person; (no) one
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to tower over the surroundings
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to smash down; to batter down; to beat in; to destroy
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
innumerable; countless; numberless
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
route; way; course; directions
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular