to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
little by little; step by step
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
two parts; two copies; the second part
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
spirit world; underworld; the next world
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate
living person; the living
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to say; to tell; to state; to do
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
antique-looking; looking hoary with patina
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
foul-smelling; stinking; intolerable (behaviour, attitude, etc.); unbearable; disgusting
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
great demon; ghostly giant
to have troubles; to have concerns