absorption; suction; attraction
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
baseless; groundless; unfounded; without evidence
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
novel; original; new; innovative
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to fight against; to oppose; to face
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to approach; to draw near
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
nothing but; none other than
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
to pause; to have a short intermission
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
financial power; financial means; wealth