nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
yoke; constraints; oppression
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
aesthetic sense; sense of beauty; eye for the beautiful
(military or pleasure) expedition
talented person; clever person
fertile; productive; fruitful
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
the senses; sensuality; carnality
infertility; sterility; barrenness
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
towering (as mountains do); of outstanding greatness (as a person)
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
entanglement; clinging affection; involvement
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
while; even though; despite
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
depopulation; falling population; decrease in population; population decline
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
self-satisfaction; self-complacency; understanding (on one's own); realizing (through one's own ability); being paid back for one's deeds
that; the matter in question
selflessness; unselfishness
pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
Don Juan; womanizer; libertine
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
adoption or rejection; choice; separating the needed from the unneeded
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
until now; so far; up to the present
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship