confrontation; opposition; antagonism
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
note; memorandum; memo; memoirs; personal account
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
background research; research into the period
genuine article; real thing; real deal
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to fall victim (to); to get into the clutches (of)
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
natural virtue; personal virtue
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
design; idea; conception; plan
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
establishment; settlement
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
sale; sales; selling; marketing
well-known only to those in the know; well-known but to the few; well-known to a connoisseur
legend; folklore; tradition
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan