history of; experience of
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
primary significance; primary importance; first principle; absolute truth; ultimate truth
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
illustrated book; picture book
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
wastebasket; wastepaper basket
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
aforementioned; above-mentioned
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
law observance; obeying the law
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
the same kind; accomplice; partner
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
conviction; belief; confidence
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to knock down; to knock off
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
(divine) providence; dispensation
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
offering to a deity or somebody's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
based on; on the basis of
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)