player (of music, instrument, etc.)
year after year; as the years go by; with each passing year
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
Zarathustra; Zarathushtra; Zoroaster
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
belongings; appendage; accessory
to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)
to succeed in doing; to see through; to manage to do; to finish doing
semi-manual (e.g. manufacture)
blue; sad; down (in the dumps)
one theory; one opinion; another theory
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
subway; metro; underground railway
(national) capital (city); metropolis
bank; weir; embankment; levee
detached territory; enclave; exclave; scattered landholdings
to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
major powers of the world; great powers
continuous; sustained; sustainable; durable; persistent
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
economic bloc; ecosystem (of services, goods, etc. within a company or consortium)