very interesting; of great interest
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
travels; pilgrimage; itinerancy
enlightening; deep; meaningful; profound; subtle; rich in nuance
in addition; besides this; twice
very; much; greatly; a lot of
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
true state; actual condition; reality
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
to be too numerous; to be too much
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
simple and clear; plain and simple
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself