no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
age thirty; one's thirties
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
due form; official; formality
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
woman; female; feminine gender
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
in proportion to; according to; depending on
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
one thin flat object; one sheet
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
decrease; reduction; decline
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
rising; ascending; climbing
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
shaman; Sherman (WW2 tank)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
divination; fortune-telling; mantic