speculative; contemplative; theoretical; abstract
derailment; digression; deviation
principal occupation; core business
band (group of musicians); band (material); strap; belt (clothing); (frequency) band
Leibniz; Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm (1646-1716)
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
university professor; college professor
rot; decay; erosion; corrosion; etching; rust
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
believer in materialism; materialist
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to assort; to classify; to journalize (in accounting); to journalise
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
illuminism; enlightenment
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
accomplishment; execution
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
mental illness; psychosis
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
model; pattern; paragon; leader; teacher
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
tedious; verbose; wordy; redundancy
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment