the West; the Occident; Western countries
material civilization; material civilisation
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
thousands; several thousand
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
relation; connection; relevance
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
Michel; Michele; Michele; Michelle
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
intensification; aggravation
individual; private person; personal; private
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block