traditional; from ancient times; formerly
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
one's elders or superiors
beyond one's means or position
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
host and guest; principal and auxiliary; subject and object (philosophical); subject and object
implication (in a crime); involvement; (arch.) sitting in a row (in the same seat)
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair
accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
chilly; unpleasantly cold
early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
transparency; degree of clearness
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
this school; the school in question
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
being in the service of; serving at; holding office
clerk; office worker; office staff
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
devil worship; diabolism; diabolatry; Satanism
swallowing in one gulp; downing; sipping; sip; thinking nothing of one's opponent; making easy prey of someone