empiricism; judging things from personal experience
while; even though; despite
essence; true nature; substance; reality
abstract or impracticable theory
establishment; settlement
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
product; produce; result; fruit
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
law of nature; natural law
to recall; to remember; to recollect
final; eventual; ultimate
handiwork; handicraft; homemade
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
combination; union; binding; bond
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
origin; beginning; source; rise
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
resemblance; similarity; analogy
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
practical; realistic; pragmatic
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance