elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
small number; few; minority
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
aggression; invasion; raid
obscurity; mystery; abstruseness
to rule; to govern; to administer
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to have secret communication with; to have a tacit understanding with
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
to take someone's life; to kill someone
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
to take on a role; to take part
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
flaring up; bursting into flames
killing a villain (with a sword, dagger, etc.)
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
decayed tree; rotted tree; decayed wood; obscure, meaningless life (metaphor)
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
order; command; life; destiny; fate
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word