to amend by removing words, passages, etc., deemed offensive or objectionable

requiring painstaking care

a day's work

remain in existence throughout a substantial period of time; endure

selecting or choosing from various sources

pertaining to or of the nature of a spasm; characterized by spasms

eluding or failing to allow for or accommodate a clear perception or complete mental grasp; hard to express or define

a fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine

lateness; delay

an establishment or resumption of harmonious relations

one's range of knowledge or sight

a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom

to fuse into one entity; merge

a colonnade surrounding a building or an open space

a pictorial symbol used in ritualistic magic and supposed to have supernatural power

to become spread throughout all parts of