conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
nine parts; nine percent; almost
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to be reminded of; to call to mind
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
root; source; origin; cause
several times; once or twice
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
very likely; very probable
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
intention; idea; inclination; wish
discipline; punishment; reprimand
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
originally; by nature; from the start
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
system; organization; organisation; architecture
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
in history; ever; historical
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
young man who has a feminine aesthetic