contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
adultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality
revealing talk; insider talk; inside story
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
material; materials; data; information; documents
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
armaments; military preparations
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
that; the matter in question
covered with; stained; smeared
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
writing; composition; essay; sentence
near; close by; within reach; familiar
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details
indeed; really; truly; very much
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
secret; private; surreptitious
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
the breakup (dispersal) of a family
main text; original text; this book; this volume