strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
calamity; disaster; accident
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
support; backing; aid; assistance
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
(made of) stone; stone-built
to tower over the surroundings
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
(length of one's) step; stride; pace
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
short and stout; small but wide around
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
sorry; too bad (for you)!; tough luck!
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
left side; left-hand side
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)