ancient times; distant past; antiquity
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
-less; lacking; non-existing
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to dye; to colour; to color
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
this (very thing); this precisely
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
middle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
the whole area; all areas
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
tradition; legend; folklore
one large ...; a great ...
one day; (on) a certain day
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to call in; to invite; to bring in
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
this world; this life; world of the living
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
root; source; origin; cause