dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
major powers of the world; great powers
transfer; transport; removal
homecoming; return to one's home
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to get someone to say; to make someone say
capable of anything; liable to do
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
legal reregistration in one's family; reenrollment (in school); reenrolment
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
excess personnel; redundant staff
research thesis; treatise
compensating; making up for; supplementation
to give someone space; to give someone breathing room; to cut someone some slack; to provide leeway; to provide an opportunity
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
purchasers; customer base; market (for a product)
armchair theory; impracticable theory
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
to fight with each other; to fight amongst yourselves
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
reduction (in size); shrinking; minimization; trivializing (an issue); making light of; playing down
tank (military vehicle); chariot