ancient times; distant past; antiquity
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to take over; to hand over
primer; manual; introductory book
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to become clear; to be made public
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
it's been a long time; long time no see
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
under the orders of; by order (command)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with