strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
(writing, painting) brush
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
banning of books; banned book
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
fungal filament; hypha; hyphae
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
urgent; requiring quick (response)
literature; books (reference); document
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
largest class; top category
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
avoiding or dodging responsibility
dissection; autopsy; analysis
immorality; iniquity; impropriety
to view the past with nostalgia
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
burning at the stake; burning to death
wandering people; nomadic tribe
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)