nationalism; extreme patriotism
fascism; fascist; National Fascist Party (Italy, 1921-1943)
class; heading; group; category
Sinologist; scholar of the Chinese classics
lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
selection; choice; option
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
quotation; citation; reference
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
one-by-one; separately; in detail
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
chasing down; pushing down; deposing; sacrificing to create a shortage of liberties, then capturing (in the game of go)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
eternal; unlimited; endless
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to repeat; to do something over again
10,000,000,000; ten billion
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
each nation; many nations; many countries
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
fine; minute; detailed; meticulous; precise
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
accomplishment; realization; attainment; penetration; pervasion
prosperity and decay; prosperity and decline; rise and fall; ups and downs; ebb and flow; waxing and waning
(physical) growth; development