text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
novel; story; (work of) fiction
at that time; in those days
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
chance; opportunity; occasion
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
official announcement; proclamation
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
library; book collection; paperback book