truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
question; inquiry; enquiry
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
historic; historical; traditional
to settle (in a place); to settle down
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
influential person; man of importance
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
universal medicine; cure-all; panacea
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
(another's) daughter; young lady
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to change completely; to change suddenly
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to cure an illness; to cure a disease
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
self-consciousness; self-awareness
while; during; performed in this condition
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
literature; books (reference); document
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
knowing; (an) acquaintance
small number; few; minority
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to stop walking; to pause
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way