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
polish; improvement; burnishing
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
skim reading; diagonal reading (e.g. as a simple code)
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
symbol; code; sign; notation
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
to be fated to; be linked by fate
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
one by one; one each; one at a time
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
clergyman; churchman; clergy