player (of a sport); athlete; team member
three generations; three periods; third generation
literary history; history of literature
second generation; second; junior
to raise the reputation of one's family; to found a house
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
individualism; egoism; selfishness
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to call a person's attention (to)
diametrically opposed; antipodal
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
vertical and horizontal; warp and weft (weaving); warp and woof
unconditionally; as a rule
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to give a true account; to give a graphic account
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
inventive step; invention (with respect to prior art)
quality (of a product or a service)
famous book; masterpiece (literary work)
foolishness; stupidity; silliness
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
academic world; academia; academic circles; scientific world; learned circles
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
standardization; standardisation
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
essence; quintessence; flower; glory
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
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fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
high; noble; refined; advanced