established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
related to; in relation to
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
curse; spell; malediction
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
to be possible; to be likely; to be probable
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
dawning (of a new era); dawn
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to pluck (usually from a tree); to pick (e.g. apples)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to yield to temptation; to succumb
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
savage; wild; unruly; fierce; rough
first generation; founder
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
butter from cow's milk; storax (resin); styrax; toad venom
sweet and sour; bittersweet
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; unexpectedly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)