defeat; loss; reverse; setback
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
(religious) faith; belief; creed
pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
repentance; confession; penitence
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
various countries; various regions; various provinces
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
construction; establishment
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
Manchukuo (Japanese Manchurian puppet state; 1932-1945)
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
due form; official; formality
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
matter of time; question of time
Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm (1844-1900)