to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
kind; sort; species; species
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
predation; eating prey; preying upon
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
small number; few; minority
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
children's story; fairy tale
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to well up; to burst; to arise
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite