gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
human work; human agency; art; artificiality
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love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
overripeness; full maturity; full development
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
much more; not to mention; not to speak of; to say nothing of; let alone
lineage; pedigree; good family
government service; official position; civil service
taking something as absolute truth; regarding something as absolute
arbitrariness; despotism; high-handedness; tyranny
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
at first; in the beginning; originally
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material