to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
aggression; invasion; raid
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
small number; few; minority
staying behind; remaining; residual
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
tedious; boring; being fed up with
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
long; drawn-out; very long
American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
abstinence from alcohol; temperance; prohibition of drinking
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
lament (song); elegy; dirge; Lamentations (book of the Bible)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
Lydia (Iron Age kingdom of Asia Minor)