arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
huge rock; firmness; solidity
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
world history; international history
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
suppression (of a rebellion, civil war, etc.); restoration of law and order; subjugation; conquering
to oust; to dethrone; to drive down (e.g. into a valley); to chase down; to capture (a castle); to seize (by driving out the garrison)
biological child; one's own child
second generation; second; junior
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
wandering; roaming; drifting
legendary; fabled; fabulous
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
choices; alternatives; options
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
rational; logical; coherent
now that you say that; now that you mention it
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
uneducated; ignorant; illiterate; arhat; person who has attained nirvana
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
great emperor; ... the Great
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
academic world; academia; academic circles; scientific world; learned circles
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell