slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
study of foreign languages; linguistics
one's nature; talents; destiny; mission; sphere of activity
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
Germany and France; German-French
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
contrary to one's expectations
unification of the written and spoken forms of a language
colloquialism; colloquial language; slang
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
mockery; derision; ridicule
new knowledge; up-to-date information; advanced ideas
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
submarine voyage; underwater navigation
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along