to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
outside of; not covered by
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
restoration; repair; mending
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
extermination; expulsion; destruction
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
interference; intervention; meddling
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
place; room; margin; scope
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to pry; to prize; to prise
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point