Vocabulary

natural hair

self-motivation; spontaneity; spontaneousness

ground (color, colour)

suicide by the sword

suicide

authors preface

laboratory testing bench; laboratory table

from now on; hereafter

matchwood; splint; stick

NS magnetic pole

nutriment; wholesome; savoriness; savouriness; rich food; nourishment

death in battle

kind-hearted; benevolence

all day long

descriptive (narrative) part

gradual decline (of stock prices)

comments on current events; public sentiments of the day; current view; contemporary opinion

magnetic field line; magnetic flux line; line of magnetic force

magnetic needle

self-sufficiency; self-satisfaction

magnetic flux

instructions; directions

living free from worldly care; easy and comfortable living

magnetite; lodestone

one's usual medicine

being struck mad by love; blind love

tapeworm; cestode

Dalmatian chrysanthemum (Tanacetum cinerariifolium); Dalmatian pyrethrum; Dalmatian pellitory

burning passion; flaming desires

evaporating dish

abdication

order; sequence

passion (of love)

heroine; great woman; brave woman; woman of strong character; Amazon

sexual intercourse; sexual liaison; intimacy

linear mark; abrasion; scratch; streak

article; clause; stipulation

bradycardia; infrequent pulse

usual practice; custom; common usage

castle town; fortified town