doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the literary world; literary circles
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
front; frontage; facade; main
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
as (for); for; in the capacity of
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to get (e.g. the gist of something); to understand; to turn out as one thought
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
when it becomes; when it comes to
now; the present time; just now; another; more
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
rumour; rumor; comment; commentary; review
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
criticism; critique; review; commentary
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
indeed; really; truly; very much
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
such; like that; that sort of; very
area; domain; territory; field; range
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
simply; merely; only; solely