ignorance; (lack of) enlightenment or civilization (civilisation); unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
blindness; blind person; illiteracy; illiterate person; ignorance; ignoramus
minor offense; minor offence; misdemeanor; misdemeanour
be (that) as it may; having said that
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
murder; homicide; manslaughter
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to hunt down
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
wringer (clothes); squeezer (fruit, etc.); press (grapes, etc.)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
again; once more; a second time
firm; strong; solid; stable
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
Ark of the Covenant (Judaism); tabernacle (Catholicism)
to accept; to receive; to agree
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to adhere to; to stick to; to cling to
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head