start; commencement; beginning; initiation
at that time; in those days
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
avatar; incarnation of an immortal being (Hindu); icon or representation of a user in a shared virtual reality
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
several years; a few years
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
had better ...; had better not ...
road approaching a shrine
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
accompanied by a woman; accompanied by women
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
training; drill; practice; discipline
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar