human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
society; the world; the times
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
while; during; while; although; all; both
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
posterity; future life; life to come
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)