person of culture; educated person; highbrow
serious error; gross mistake
unusual; exceptional; phenomenal
lasting quality; good wearing ability; going a long way
identification papers; ID; piece of identification; identity document
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
immigration check; immigration inspection
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
opposite; reverse; contrary
to benefit (the world, society, etc.); to be of use to; to be of service to
to brave a danger; to take a risk
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
few decades; many decades; several decades
active; dynamic; behavioural
to rank next to; to come after
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
so-and-so; who?; which people?
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to be talked about behind one's back
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
being liable to criticism
irregular; unseasonable; changeable; unsettled; abnormal
to carry over; to carry forward; to keep (for later); to defer
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz