arrogance; insolence; disrespect
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
in case of; at that time; at this time
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
governing institution; governing institutions; organ of government
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
generation; the world; the age
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
based on; on the basis of
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
birth; creation; formation
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
few decades; many decades; several decades
several people; a few people
to inherit; to succeed; to take over