prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
interest; rights; concession
property; fortune; means; assets
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
(not) even with; (not) even using
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
educational system; school system
review; reconsideration; revision
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
law of cause and effect; principle of causality
don't worry about it; forget about it
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
from the viewpoint of; according to
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
perennial youth; eternal youth
powdered; powdery; pulverized
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
fresco; mural; wall painting
treasure house; storage for valuable property
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
law-like nature; regularity
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject