severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
number theory; Samkhya (school of Indian philosophy)
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
eternal well (i.e. one that never runs dry)
possible; probable; likely
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
generation; the world; the age
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
proclamation; promulgation
imperial government; imperialism; monarchical rule
(within a) territory; domains
modern state; modern nation
as; because; with; due to
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
adult; person of full age
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
strangulation; strangling
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
essence; true nature; substance; reality
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption