hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
there is nothing; having nothing
sacred books; sutras; scriptures (Bible, Koran, etc.)
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
rubbish heap; garbage dump
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
murder; killing; murderer
stock; products; goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
(political) power; authority; influence
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
repentance; confession; penitence
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to strangle; to constrict
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of