to repeat; to be frequent
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
tension; tensile strength
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
one's possessions; ownership
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
empty-handed; barehanded; unarmed
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
evil spirit; demon; devil
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to govern; to manage; to subdue
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
to beat around the bush; to not speak frankly; to talk in a roundabout way
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
degree of familiarity; popularity
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
every place; various places
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting