to look down on; to make light of
ignorance; (lack of) enlightenment or civilization (civilisation); unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
council (consultatory, advisory); board of trustees
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
main force; chief object; mainline
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
limited time; limited-time offer
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
throwaway; disposable; single-use
raising a question; posing a problem; setting a hare running
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to