hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
illustrated reference book; illustrated catalog
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
hook (fishing, golf, boxing, etc.)
one's own work; making by oneself
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
population (e.g. of animals)
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
intensification; aggravation
harmful insect; noxious insect; vermin; pest
theory of spontaneous generation
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
general statement; outline
learned (scientific) journal
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
one thin flat object; one sheet