to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
maid; helper; help; assistance
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
notice; attention; observation
clinical psychologist; clinical psychotherapist
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
book; volume; this; present; main; head
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
all creation; all nature; all the universe
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
mysterious power of words to alter reality
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up