deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
genius; prodigy; natural gift
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
true state; actual condition; reality
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
certain; definite; clear; credible
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to hide; to keep to oneself
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
enlightenment; development; edification; public awareness; illumination; education
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
ruler; monarch; sovereign
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
conflict; complication; troubles; discord