peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
creative work (e.g. artistic, literary)
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to approach; to draw near
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
encyclopedia; encyclopaedia
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
ancient script; ancient character; ancient alphabet
old promise; old agreement; old covenant; Old Testament
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
state religion; official religion; established religion
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to name; to call; to christen; to term
new contract; new agreement; New Testament
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
head temple of a Buddhist sect; headquarters (of an organization); head of operations; nerve center
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
banning of books; banned book
being somewhat excited (agitated)
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
endless; boundless; everlasting
old kingdom; ancient kingdom
sudden and unexpected; coming out of nowhere; out of the blue
reality; actuality; hard fact
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before