finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
one's long-cherished desire
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
Byzantine style (of architecture)
large temple edifice; large temple
air hole; windhole; ventilator
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
communization; communisation
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to lay aside; to set aside
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
collection (e.g. literary works); collected edition
People's Republic of China
sincere; honest; faithful
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
to carry out one's mission
very great; enormous; serious
harm; evil; poison; blight; harmful influence
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
Socialist and Communist Parties
whole story; full picture; full particulars
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy