feelings; thoughts; meaning
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
popular name; common name; given name
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to be nearing death; to be dying
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
Holy City (e.g. Jerusalem, Mecca)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
armed might; military power; the sword; force
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
attendance; presence; visit; coming; advent
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
weakening; emaciation; decline
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
old age; ageing; aging; old person; the elderly; the aged
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem