contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
-less; lacking; non-existing
motherland; fatherland; native country
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
domestic affairs; internal administration
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
archaic word; obsolete word; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to concern; to be related
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
state secrets; secrets of the state
adds force or indicates command
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
deep emotion; strong feelings
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
exclusive; attached to; specialist
near; close; beside; third person