something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
interior of the womb (of a pregnant woman); interior of the uterus; interior of a Buddhistic statue
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
general term; generic name
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to subsist; to keep on living
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
preface; foreword; introduction
to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
Word of God; God's Word; sword of the Spirit; Logos (i.e. the Trinity incarnate in Jesus Christ)
skim reading; reading a text diagonally (to reveal a hidden word or message)
evil design; crafty plan; plot
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
writing; composition; essay; sentence
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative