(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
travels; pilgrimage; itinerancy; (accumulated) experiences; (personal) history
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
ball not bouncing (e.g. in a catch)
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
lower half of the body; nether parts
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
something like ...; something called ...
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
in deep black; in jet black
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...