powerful family; powerful clan
maintaining the status quo
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
advance; moving forward; progress
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
this for sure; certainly is
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
living person; the living
soldering iron; hot iron; brand; mark; stigma
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
to throw on the fire; to burn
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
not covered (by); not subject (to)
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
nice; likeable; desirable