aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to beat to death; to kill
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
murder; killing; murderer
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
that's the way it is; such is life
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
ancient script; ancient character; ancient alphabet
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
imagination; supposition; guess
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
the very best; excellent; superb
the lower classes; the common people
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
(computer) command; command key; commando
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
just because; even if; even though
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light