great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
secret art; the mysteries
precious book; handbook; thesaurus; treasury of words
flood (river, tide, etc.); inundation; flood; floodlight
pushing and shoving; jostling; hustling
Judea (southern Palestine); Jews
in swarms; in throngs; in droves; in hordes
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
a few years ago; some years back
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
something small; something petty; trifle
most of all; extremely; supremely
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)