carelessly; inattentively
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
omen; fortune; effect (e.g. of prayers; as the result of intense training); efficacy
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
large quantity; large amount
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
-stopper (thing that halts or prevents something); -blocker; -preventer
long hair (usu. of a man)
oracle; revelation; divine message
thoughtful; deep-thinking
to hesitate to say; to find it difficult to say
extremely; greatly; truly; really; (not) that much; (not) really
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
to lose one's presence of mind; to lose one's composure; to lose one's head; to get flustered
novel; new; unfamiliar; hear for the first time
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
ignorance; inexperience; unfamiliarity
epidemic; plague; pestilence
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
how many years; how long; what year
separate; scattered; apart
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
irresolution; indecision; vacillation