specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
historic; historical; traditional
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
rather; better; instead; if anything
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
a certain person; unnamed person; Mr. So-and-so; a certain someone who shall remain unnamed
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
materials; data; document
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to be the same; to coincide; to correspond
almost; roughly; approximately
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to differ; to vary; to disagree
piece; fragment; one (object)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
in comparison to; rather than
treasuring something of value
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
colour; color; hue; tints
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
serious; severe; grave; acute
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in