to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
Holy City (e.g. Jerusalem, Mecca)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
armed might; military power; the sword; force
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
beautification; glorification
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
attendance; presence; visit; coming; advent
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
weakening; emaciation; decline
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
old age; old person; the old; the aged
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
secret; private; surreptitious
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to get tired out; to be exhausted
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
to lead into; to draw into
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...