reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
obstinate; stubborn; hard-headed; being incapable of making sound judgments because of a narrow, inflexible and obstinate mentality
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
humanism; love for humanity
standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)
in case of; at that time; at this time
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
closing part of a balance sheet; balance of accounts
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to begin; to set about; to start
on the occasion of; at the time of
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
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to speak eloquently; to talk volubly
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
nearsightedness; shortsightedness; myopia
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow