to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
being very busy; busyness
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
relatively; comparatively
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
to wipe thoroughly; to polish
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
looking on; remaining a spectator
individual; private person; personal; private
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
tool; implement; means; furniture
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
impertinent; impudent; cheeky
to perceive; to understand
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
(religious) faith; belief; creed
root; source; origin; cause
human work; human agency; art; artificiality
(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary
in accordance with; according to
to rule; to govern; to administer
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to be flexible; to be accommodating
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason