for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
retirement (from the world); seclusion
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
clear writing; specification
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
description of regional climate, culture, etc.
genius; prodigy; (person of) great talent; remarkable person
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
though; notwithstanding; although
eccentric; crank; oddball
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
consistent; unchanging from beginning to end
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
reason; cause; circumstances
here and there; everywhere
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
the above sentence; the foregoing remark; preamble (to a statute, constitution, etc.); opening part of a letter (used for season's greetings, asking after someone's health, etc.)
like this; this sort; this way
allegiance; obedience; submission
(religious) faith; belief; creed
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion