armed might; military power; the sword; force
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
distinguished citizen; patriot
supreme; greatest; highest; best
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
retention; maintenance; preservation
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
commerce; trade; business
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
starting point; point of departure
Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm (1844-1900)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
at a young age; while still young
highbrow; high-toned; transcendent; transcendental
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
highbrow; aloof; transcendent
commonplace; ordinary; trite; informal and easy to understand (of writing, etc.)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
hostility; antagonism; opposition
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review
enlightenment movement; the Enlightenment