futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
creation; Creation (by God)
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
blank space; margin; blank canvas
ultraviolet rays; ultraviolet radiation
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
(period of) a year; during an era
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
author; writer; novelist; artist
ruler; monarch; sovereign
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis