to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
discreet; modest; cautious
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
infertility; sterility; barrenness
supporting role (actor); minor role
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
atavism; throwback; reappearance of an earlier characteristic; skipping a generation; reversion to ancestral type
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
snake; serpent; large snake
derailment; digression; deviation
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
law; rule; commandment; the Torah (the law of God as revealed to Moses)
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
guidance; leadership; leading the way
otherwise; or else; if not