rational; reasonable; logical
speculation; thinking; meditation
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
narrow-mindedness; intolerance; illiberality; narrowness
fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to lead into; to draw into
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
deductive powers; reasoning capability; reasoning skill
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
inclination; tendency; nature; character
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
an infinite variety; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
in a day; in a brief space of time
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
since; henceforth; ever since
Europeans and Americans; Westerners
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
after that; afterwards; thereafter