wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
in that way; like that; that way
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
tendency; trend; inclination
now that you say that; now that you mention it
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to emphasize; to attach importance to
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
one or two; a few; small number
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
original (document, copy, work, text, etc.); root; origin; source
archaic word; obsolete word; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
easy to read; legible; clear
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
overheating; excessive heating; superheating (heating a liquid above its boiling point without causing it to boil); going to excess; running too hot
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
standard; criterion; norm; average; the norm; the ordinary
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
in one's own way or style
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
sense of smell; olfaction
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
publishing rights; publication right; right to publish
to translate; to interpret
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
rather than; more ... than ...
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care