village; hamlet; settlement
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
experiential; empirical; experimental
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
troy; weight system used for gold, silver, etc.
temple; shrine; sanctuary
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
sexual relations; physical relations; carnal relations
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
curse; spell; malediction
lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
Aeschylus (525-456 BCE; ancient Greek tragedian)
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
chorus (esp. in Greek drama); choir
drama; play; powerful drug
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
namely; that is (to say); in other words
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow