ongoing; in progress; afoot
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
incineration; destroy by fire
preface; foreword; introduction
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
unpublished; not yet announced
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to become clear; to be made public
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
(arch.) to spin; (arch.) to revolve; to be dizzy; to feel faint; to bustle about
florid expression; poetical talent
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
tasteless; dry as dust; insipid; flat; dull
savage land; barbaric region
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
criticism; commentary; review
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
explanation; interpretation
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
writing (e.g. as a profession)
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
systematic; regular; routine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
anecdote; brief (comic) story
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)