article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
hearsay; learning by hearsay
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
legal force; legally binding force; compelling power; compelling force
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
foolish; nonsensical; absurd; ridiculous; trifling
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
authenticity; credibility
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to flare up; to burst into flames
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
unrequited love; one-sided love
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
true character; true heart; true spirit
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail