exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
several hundred; hundreds (of)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
charm; spell; curse; malediction; dharani; mantra
long ago; a long time ago; already
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
archaic word; obsolete word; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
proving ground; test site
place of execution; execution site
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
the place for; the time for; the level of
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
hare (esp. the Japanese hare, Lepus brachyurus); wild rabbit
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
end; close; conclusion; termination
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
inundating a castle; flooding a castle; cutting off a castle's water supply
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
(death from) starvation; starving to death