individualism; egoism; selfishness
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
small number; few; minority
cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community
general public; the masses
illiteracy; illiterate person; an illiterate
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
percent; per cent; percentage
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
February and August (months when business is generally at its slowest)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
28th day of the month; 28 days
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
undivided attention; concentration
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
bringing; taking; carrying
cohabitation (esp. of an unmarried couple); living together
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
able-bodied; robust; sturdy; strong
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
reflective; introspective
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
department (of a university or hospital); course (of study); branch of study; family
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
wine and women; sensual pleasures; dissipation
writing (a book); book; (literary) work; writings
leaving school during a term
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
enlightenment; illumination
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
military cadet; officer cadet