cruel; merciless; pitiful; tragic; breaking a religious precept without shame
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
government; administration
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
innocent; blameless; guiltless
large number (of); many; majority
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
should; must; -able; probably; likely
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
thorough; exhaustive; complete
oppression; suppression; pressure
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
as if nothing had happened
to transmit by word of mouth
execution; death by execution
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
death penalty; capital punishment
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
complete; whole; perfect; safe
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
death from disease; death from illness
death from prostration; death from emaciation
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect