middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
dukedom; duchy; principality
that day; the very same day
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
professor; teaching; instruction
Hellman; Hellmann; Herman; Hermann; Herrmann
leadership; initiative; spearhead
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to pause; to have a short intermission
possession; occupation; occupancy
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
fundamental idea; basic concept
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
review (of learned material); revision
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
counter for rules; rule; regulation
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism