working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
investigation; research; looking something up
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
angrily; in a huff; in anger; plump; tender
in case of; at that time; at this time
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
great war; great battle; world war
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
class of demons; demonic race; family of demons
population (of animals, etc.); population size; number of individuals
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
several hundred; hundreds (of)
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to thrust down; to push off
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
mentioning later; discussing below
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
script; screenplay; scenario