to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
charcoal; charred remains
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
counter for books; volume
to become clear; to be made public
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
(religious) faith; belief; creed
about; concerning; related to; -ish
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
(political) power; authority; influence
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
property; fortune; assets
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
epidemic; plague; pestilence
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen
pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
natural calamity; disaster
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk