to attempt; to test; to try out
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
misrepresentation; false statement
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
(giving) instruction; initiation
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
hostile party; enemy side
crucial; key; most important; main (point)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
pressure; oppression; suppression
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
desperately; for one's dear life
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to cut off (a relationship)
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time