important; momentous; essential; principal; major
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
now that you say that; now that you mention it
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
even though; despite; when
really; truly; indeed; good grief
of no interest; not interested
the same; the said; likewise
time; season; period; phase; stage
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
ash; embers; complete destruction
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
very great; enormous; serious
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
originally; by nature; from the start
to govern; to manage; to subdue
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation